BCCI contract list 2021: Kohli, Rohit, Bumrah in A+ category, Hardik gets A. Check out which Indian cricketers got promoted, demoted

The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has announced the Annual Player Contracts for Team India (Senior Men) for the period from October 2020 to September 2021. Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma, and Jasprit Bumrah are the three cricketers who have remained in the Grade A+ category. All-rounder Hardik Pandya who was in the Grade B category for the 2019-20 season has made his way to the Grade A category while Bhuvneshwar Kumar who was in Grade A in the previous listing is now placed in Grade B.

All-rounder Hardik Pandya who was in the Grade B category for the 2019-20 season has made his way to the Grade A category while Bhuvneshwar Kumar who was in Grade A in the previous listing is now placed in Grade B. (Photos | PTI) 

Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma, and Jasprit Bumrah are the three cricketers who have remained in the Grade A+ category.

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All-rounder Hardik Pandya who was in the Grade B category for the 2019-20 season has made his way to the Grade A.

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To the surprise of many, Ravindra Jadeja was not given a promotion to A+ category. (Photo | EPS)

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Shikhar Dhawan, who is now a certainty in only one format (ODI), has managed to remain in category A along with Test specialists Ravichandran Ashwin and Cheteshwar Pujara. (Photo | PTI)

Rishabh Pant, who is certainly a future A+ candidate, has retained his grade A position after a dream four months where he has singlehandedly won Test matches against Australia and England. (Photo | PTI)

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Wriddhiman Saha, Umesh Yadav, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Shardul Thakur and Mayank Agarwal have been placed in Grade B. (Photo | PTI)

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Shardul Thakur has been rewarded for lion-hearted performances during India's historic Test triumph in Australia this year. (Photo | PTI)

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Injury-hit Bhuvneshwar Kumar, who was in Grade A in the previous listing is now placed in Grade B. (Photo | Senbagapandiyan, EPS)

The biggest setback has come for left-arm wrist spinner Kuldeep Yadav, who has been pushed down two notches from Grade A to C. (Photo | PTI)

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Youngsters who have performed in recent times have also been rewarded and that has seen Mohammed Siraj and Axar Patel bag central contracts for the 2020-21 season. (Photo | PTI)

Axar Patel's 27-wicket haul against England at home has also got him back in the central contracts fold. (Photo | PTI)

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Spinner Yuzvendra Chahal has dropped to Grade C. (Photo | PTI)

Manish Pandey and Kedar Jadhav have not managed to bag central contracts. (Photos | PTI)