Rahane, Ishant to lose BCCI annual contracts; Gill, Hardik and Suryakumar to be promoted: Report

Out of favour Team India Test specialists, Ajinkya Rahane and Ishant Sharma, are expected to face the axe from BCCI central contracts list during the board's Apex Council meeting which is to be held on December 21.

One of the main agendas of the meeting is the 'Retainership contract' for both Indian men and women cricketers.

Wicketkeeper-batter Wriddhiman Saha will also be removed from the contracts list as he was specifically told at the start of the year that he won't be selected for India again.

Meanwhile, there are others who will most likely earn promotions, namely opener Shubman Gill & World No. 1 T20 batter Suryakumar Yadav, who are currently in the 'C' category.

Hardik Pandya, who many expect could take the reins from Rohit Sharma in T20s, is also expected to be promoted from Grade C to B, only a year after his demotion from Grade A to C, when he wasn't playing regularly for Team India.

An A+ contract offers Rs 7 crore, Group A Rs 5 crore, Group B Rs 3 crore and Rs Group C offers Rs 1 crore to the cricketers as an annual retainer fee.

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