BCCI Central Contract / There is a difference of so many crores in the central contract of India-Pakistan team

BCCI Central Contract: Recently, the BCCI (Board of Control for Cricket in India) announced the Central Contract for the Indian Cricket Team for the 2024-25 season, including a total of 34 players divided into four different grades. On the other hand, the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) had issued its central contract for players last year, which included 25 players. A comparison of the lists from both countries reveals not just a difference in the number of players, but also a significant gap in financial packages.

🔵 BCCI Central Contract – Player Earnings and Grading

BCCI has divided its players into four grades: A+, A, B, and C. Based on these grades, players receive annual salaries.

🏏 Grade A+ (4 Players):

Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, Jasprit Bumrah, Ravindra Jadeja

🏏 Grade A (6 Players):

Mohammed Siraj, KL Rahul, Shubman Gill, Hardik Pandya, Mohammed Shami, Rishabh Pant

🏏 Grade B (5 Players):

Suryakumar Yadav, Kuldeep Yadav, Axar Patel, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Shreyas Iyer

🏏 Grade C (19 Players):

Rinku Singh, Tilak Varma, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Shivam Dube, Ravi Bishnoi, Washington Sundar, Mukesh Kumar, Sanju Samson, Arshdeep Singh, Prasidh Krishna, Rajat Patidar, Dhruv Jurel, Sarfaraz Khan, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Ishan Kishan, Abhishek Sharma, Akash Deep, Varun Chakravarthy, Harshit Rana

🟢 PCB Central Contract – Player Earnings and Classification

The Pakistan Cricket Board also divided its players into four categories: A, B, C, and D. However, their pay scale is significantly lower compared to Indian players.

🏏 Category A (2 Players):

Babar Azam, Mohammad Rizwan

🏏 Category B (3 Players):

Naseem Shah, Shaheen Shah Afridi, Shan Masood

🏏 Category C (9 Players):

Abdullah Shafique, Abrar Ahmed, Haris Rauf, Nauman Ali, Saim Ayub, Sajid Khan, Salman Ali Agha, Saud Shakeel, Shadab Khan

🏏 Category D (11 Players):

Other emerging and young players

🔍 India vs Pakistan – Who Earns More?

It is evident that the financial packages provided by BCCI to its players are several times higher than those provided by PCB. In fact, even India's Grade C players earn more than Pakistan's Grade B and sometimes even A category players.