Mumbai, March 26 -- Ever since the A+ category has been added to Indian cricket's annual contract for men, Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma and Jasprit Bumrah have enjoyed the pride of place.
The three leading stars are expected to keep their place in the 2024-25 contract list, HT learns, despite Virat and Rohit's T20I retirement following India's 2024 World Cup win. That's because of a quirk in BCCI functioning where contracts are announced following a review.
The last retainer declared by the BCCI for 2023-24 also saw all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja added to the top-most category. He, too, is expected to keep his place even though the senior spinner joined Virat and Rohit in ending his T20I career.
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