India, May 14 -- Earlier this week, Virat Kohli announced his retirement from Test cricket, ending a stellar career which saw him score over 9000 runs and smash 30 centuries. The announcement, which came days after Rohit Sharma also called time on his career in the longest format, meant that Indian cricket is now in a state of transition, losing two of its biggest generational stars within weeks. Interestingly, both Kohli and Rohit were named in the A+ grade of BCCI's annual central contracts last month; with their retirements, both will now be available for only one format, i.e. the ODIs.

According to BCCI secretary Devajit Saikia, however, both will continue to remain in the same grade for 2024/25. Board secretary Saikia confirmed the ...