India, Feb. 7 -- Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma, the two stalwarts of Indian cricket, have been demoted from the A+ category to the B category in the annual central contracts list for the 2025-26 period. According to a report in Dainik Jagran, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has also removed the A+ category, and the men's players are now grouped into three categories - A, B and C. It is worth noting that Virat and Rohit not being in the top bracket cannot be seen as a shock, as the BCCI has always put those names in the top bracket who play all three formats of the game.

Hence, it is no surprise to learn that only three names are there in the top A category, and they are - Shubman Gill (Test and ODI captain), Jasprit Bumra...