New Delhi, May 14 -- Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma will be retained on the A+ contract, the highest-paying annual grade offered by the BCCI (Board of Control for Cricket in India).

Devajit Saikia, the secretary of BCCI confirmed on Wednesday that the status quo will be maintained.

The BCCI's annual player retainership was announced on April 21, weeks before the retirement of Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli from Tests. The duo were given the A+ contract (Rs. 7 crore), alongside pacer Jasprit Bumrah and all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja. Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma had already announced their retirement from T20Is after winning the T20 world cup in June 2024.

The annual retainership cycle runs from October 2024 to September 2025. The contract is ...