New delhi, May 14 -- As Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli announced their retirements within days of each other, there were rumours that the two might lose BCCI's Grade A contracts soon.
However, BCCI secretary Devajit Saikia on Wednesday ended the suspense by confirming that the star India stars will stay in the Grade A category despite retiring from the T20Is and Tests, at least for 2024/25.
"Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma's grade A (+) contract will continue despite their retirement from the T20Is and Tests. They are still part of the Indian cricket team, and they will get all the facilities of Grade A (+)," Saikia said.
Kohli, Rohit, Jasprit Bumrah, and Ravindra Jadeja were all in the Grade A bracket on the BCCI's annual player retainership list for the 2024-25 cycle, which was made public earlier in April.
A month prior to India's visit of England, which kicks off the ICC World Test Championship 2025-27 cycle, Kohli announced his decision to retire from Test cricket.
Just days before, Rohit retired from the format following a series of poor performances in the format.
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