Mumbai: BCCI may release senior players Ajinkya Rahane and Ishant Sharma from their annual contracts. It is reported that Shubman Gill and Suryakumar Yadav will be included in the list instead of them. The BCCI will decide the squad for the 2022-23 season at the December 21 meeting. Hardik Pandya, who is regarding to become India’s captain in Twenty20, will be promoted from Group C to Group B.
Meanwhile, Team India’s performance in the Twenty20 World Cup and Bangladesh tour will not be discussed in the BCCI meeting. The main agenda of the meeting is to ‘maintain the contract of the stars’. Along with Rahane and Ishant Sharma, wicketkeeper batsman Wriddhiman Saha will also be out of contract. A senior BCCI official told news agency PTI that Suryakumar Yadav should be promoted to either Group A or Group B.
Suryakumar is now in Group C. But if we look at his performances in the last year, he should be promoted to Group A, or B,” the official said. BCCI’s A Plus contract players get Rs 7 crore. Group A will get five crores and group B will get three crores. Group C players will get Rs. A Plus and A groups are usually given to players who play regularly in all three formats.
English Summary: Ajinkya Rahane, Ishant Sharma Likely To Lose Central Contracts; Suryakumar Yadav, Shubman Gill Set For Promotion
