BCCI Announces 2023-24 Annual Retainership: Shreyas Iyer and Ishan Kishan excluded Despite ODI World Cup Participation

On Wednesday, February 28, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) unveiled the annual retainership list for senior men’s team cricketers for the 2023-24 cycle. Notably, Shreyas Iyer and Ishan Kishan were excluded from the roster, despite their participation in India’s ODI World Cup campaign the previous year.

In a significant development, Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, Jasprit Bumrah, and Ravindra Jadeja retained their positions in the top bracket (A+), as the list featured 30 players under central contracts. The decision to remove Shreyas Iyer and Ishan Kishan from the annual retainership contract stemmed from their limited participation in the ongoing domestic cricket season.

Previously, Ishan Kishan held a Grade C contract, while Shreyas Iyer was categorized under Grade B for the 2022-23 season. The BCCI clarified that both players were not considered for the annual contracts in the latest round of recommendations.

The full list of BCCI contracts for 2023-24 includes:

Grade A+ (4 Athletes)

  • Rohit Sharma
  • Virat Kohli
  • Jasprit Bumrah
  • Ravindra Jadeja

Grade A (6 Athletes)

  • R Ashwin
  • Mohd. Shami
  • Mohd. Siraj
  • KL Rahul
  • Shubman Gill
  • Hardik Pandya

Grade B (5 Athletes)

  • Surya Kumar Yadav
  • Rishabh Pant
  • Kuldeep Yadav
  • Axar Patel
  • Yashasvi Jaiswal

Grade C (15 Athletes)

  • Rinku Singh
  • Tilak Verma
  • Ruturaj Gaekwad
  • Shardul Thakur
  • Shivam Dube
  • Ravi Bishnoi
  • Jitesh Sharma
  • Washington Sundar
  • Mukesh Kumar
  • Sanju Samson
  • Arshdeep Singh
  • KS Bharat
  • Prasidh Krishna
  • Avesh Khan
  • Rajat Patidar

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