New Delhi: Former India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni and senior off-spinner R
Ashwin found themselves relegated from the top-paid bracket with the
BCCI today introducing an A+ category in the central contracts for which
only five players, including skipper Virat Kohli, were picked.
The batting troika of Kohli, Rohit Sharma, and Shikhar Dhawan along with
pacers Bhuvneshwar Kumar and Jasprit Bumrah were selected for the A+
category, which will ensure them annual contracts worth Rs seven crore
each.