The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has announced significant changes to its central contracts for the 2025-26 season, notably demoting cricket icons Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma to Grade B. This decision follows their retirement from Test and T20 international cricket, leaving them as regulars only in One Day Internationals (ODIs). According to the Times of India, the contracts are a reflection of 'performance, importance to the team, and consistency,' and the top tier now includes Shubman Gill, Jasprit Bumrah, and Ravindra Jadeja, who have been awarded Grade A contracts. Previously, the A+ category, which has now been scrapped, included Kohli and Sharma alongside Bumrah and Jadeja, with the top contracts carrying an annual salary of $772,000 last year, as reported by Business Recorder.