The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) have announced their annual player retainership for the 2024-25 season on Monday, April 21, 2025, and the list features 34 cricketers, who will be involved in the national set-up of the Indian Cricket Team.

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The biggest name missing out from the list is Ravichandran Ashwin, as the legendary bowling all-rounder announced his international retirement during India's Tour Down Under, which ended in pure embarrassment for Rohit Sharma's side, as Australia clinched the Border-Gavaskar Trophy 3-1.

There are four grades in BCCI's central contract, and the players are paid accordingly.

Here's a look at it:

  • Grade A+: INR 7 crore
  • Grade A: INR 5 crore
  • Grade B: INR 3 crore
  • Grade C: INR 1 crore

As the likes of Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli feature in the Grade A+ category of contract, therefore, they will be paid INR 7 crore.

India are not in action until June, where the side leave for England to contest a five-match Test series, thus, embarking their World Test Championship 2025-27 cycle.

The 2021 & 2023 Finalists failed to make into the 2025 Final, and will be aiming to better that feat in the upcoming cycle.

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