The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has announced the central contracts for the 2025–26 season, covering the period from October 1, 2025, to September 30, 2026. In the latest list, there have been notable movements across grades in both the men’s and women’s teams. Indian stalwarts Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma have been moved down to Grade B following their retirement from Test cricket last year.

Their presence for the Indian team is now limited to the ODI format only. Despite the downgrade, Kohli and Rohit remain central figures in the Indian setup, bringing experience to the ODI side. Young batter Shubman Gill, who has taken over as India’s Test and ODI captain, has earned a maiden promotion to Grade A. He joins an elite group that includes pace spearhead Jasprit Bumrah and all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja, both of whom have retained their places in Grade A.

On the women’s side, Smriti Mandhana, Harmanpreet Kaur, and Deepti Sharma have all retained their places in the Grade A category. Meanwhile, Jemimah Rodrigues has been promoted to Grade A following a standout year. She was also instrumental in India’s victorius campaign at the Women’s Cricket World Cup 2025.

Indian Men's Contracts

Grade A - Shubman Gill, Jasprit Bumrah, Ravindra Jadeja.

Grade B - Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma, KL Rahul, Washington Sundar, Mohammed Siraj, Hardik Pandya, Rishabh Pant, Kuldeep Yadav, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Suryakumar Yadav, Shreyas Iyer.

Grade C - Axar Patel, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Tilak Verma, Rinku Singh, Shivam Dube, Sanju Samson, Arshdeep Singh, Prasidh Krishna, Akash Deep, Dhruv Jurel, Harshit Rana, Varun Chakaravarthy, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Abhishek Sharma, Sai Sudharsan, Ravi Bishnoi.

Indian Women's Contracts

Grade A - Harmanpreet Kaur, Smriti Mandhana, Jemimah Rodrigues, Deepti Sharma

Grade B - Renuka Thakur, Sneh Rana, Shafali Verma, Richa Ghosh

Grade C - Radha Yadav, Amanjot Kaur, Pratika Rawal, Kranti Gaud, Uma Chetry, Arundhati Reddy, Sree Charani, Yastika Bhatia, Harleen Deol, Kashvee Gautam, G Kamalini, Vaishnavi Sharma, Tejal Hasabnis