Delhi: The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) is going to declare the list of central contract players soon. Middle-order batsman Shreyas Iyer is expected to get a central contract in domestic cricket after a great performance in domestic cricket and the ICC Champions Trophy 2025 after making a significant contribution in India’s victory. Iyer was India’s biggest run-scorer in the tournament.
Iyer and Kishan’s status
In the last season, both Iyer and Kishan were dropped from the central contract list, as both did not participate in their domestic cricket matches. While Iyer caught the attention of the selectors with his hard work and worked to make his place in other formats, Kishan will still have to wait to get his place back.
According to sources from sports, “Ishaan has worked on some issues, but yet he has not been able to perform so well that he can get a central contract.”
Change for Rohit and Virat
At the same time, India’s ODI and Test captain Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli will be placed in the list of A+ Central contracts, which is worth Rs 7 crore. Both players will maintain this contract even after retiring from T20I last year, especially after the victory of T20 World Cup 2024. A source said, “He is a big player and he will get the respect they should get.”
It also indicates that Rohit and Kohli will remain under India’s plan for Test cricket. After IPL 2025, India will visit England, where the World Test Championship (WTC) 2025-27 campaign will start from June 20 from June 20.
Rohit and Kohli’s performance
Rohit Sharma scored only 31 runs in five innings during the Border-Gavaskar Trophy 2024-25, while Virat Kohli also could not score a half-century after a century in the Perth Test. There were many speculation about Rohit’s retirement, as he had decided to stay out of the Sydney Test, but the experienced batsman clarified that he was not taking retirement.
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