Ishan Kishan, Shreyas Iyer Given BCCI Central Contract. Nitish Reddy, Varun Chakaravarthy Also Included — Check Full List
BCCi have announced their annual player retainership for the 2024-25 season, as Shreyas Iyer and Ishan Kishan return to the national set-up. Read below for the full list.
Indian cricketers Ishan Kishan and Shreyas Iyer, who BCCI earlier axed from central contracts, have been reinstated in the national set-up, as the apex institution for cricket in India has announced its annual player retainership for the 2024-25 season on Monday, April 21, 2025.
There are 34 players included in the Central Contract set-up, which features the likes of Nitish Reddy & Varun Chakaravarthy, as India head into what promises to be an exciting season of cricket, which include Test series in England, followed by a white-ball tour of Australia.
India have won the past two ICC events (T20 World Cup 2024 and Champions Trophy 2025), and will be looking to add to their collection under the leadership of Rohit Sharma (ODI & Test) and Suryakumar Yadav (T20I).
India's next three big assignments are 2026 T20 World Cup, 2027 World Test Championship Final, and 2027 ODI World Cup.
4 players feature in the Grade A+ contract, as Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, Jasprit Bumrah, and Ravindra Jadeja make a cut in the list.
Grade A contract features the likes of Mohammed Siraj, KL Rahul, Shubman Gill, Hardik Pandya, Mohammad Shami and Rishabh Pant.
The 'returning' Shreyas Iyer, who was the highest run-scorer for India in the ICC Champions Trophy 2025, founds himself in the Grade B contract.
BCCI Annual Player Retainership 2024-25: Complete List
Grade: A+
| Player Name |
| Rohit Sharma |
| Virat Kohli |
| Jasprit Bumrah |
| Ravindra Jadeja |
Grade: A
| Player Name |
| Mohammed Siraj |
| KL Rahul |
| Shubman Gill |
| Hardik Pandya |
| Mohammad Shami |
| Rishabh Pant |
Grade: B
| Player Name |
| Suryakumar Yadav |
| Kuldeep Yadav |
| Axar Patel |
| Yashasvi Jaiswal |
| Shreyas Iyer |
Grade: C
| Player Name |
| Rinku Singh |
| Tilak Verma |
| Ruturaj Gaikwad |
| Shivam Dube |
| Ravi Bishnoi |
| Washington Sundar |
| Mukesh Kumar |
| Sanju Samson |
| Arshdeep Singh |
| Prasidh Krishna |
| Rajat Patidar |
| Dhruv Jurel |
| Sarfaraz Khan |
| Nitish Kumar Reddy |
| Ishan Kishan |
| Abhishek Sharma |
| Akash Deep |
| Varun Chakaravarthy |
| Harshit Rana |
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— BCCI (@BCCI) April 21, 2025
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