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Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma will remain in the top grade of BCCI despite the Test and retirement from T20. Both BCCI's year contract will remain in the A+ category. The BCCI has announced this. Indian cricket …Read more

Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma will remain in Grade A Plus category.
Highlights
- Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli have retired from Test
- Both are part of BCCI's annual contract A Plus category
- Usually A Plus category is included in the A Plus category who play all three formats
New Delhi. Indian cricket team star batsmen Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli have retired from T20 and Tests. Despite this, he will remain in the BCCI's annual contract A Plus category. BCCI Secretary Devjit Saikia has given the reason for this. Saikia said that the board will maintain both the batting veterans in their top category. Rohit and Virat said goodbye to Test cricket within a week. Earlier, both of them retired from this format after winning the T20 World Cup.
Earlier, BCCI announced its annual Retainership 2024-25 in April, which was kept in Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma (Rohit Sharma) in Grade A + category which also included Jaspreet Bumrah and left arm spinner Ravindra Jadeja. BCCI Secretary Devjit Saikia told ANI, 'Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma's grade A+ contract will continue despite retiring from T20 International and Test. They are still part of the Indian cricket team and they will get all the facilities of Grade A+.
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Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma's Grade A+ Contract will continue even after after bot annouted retirement from T- 20 and Test Mats. They are still part of Indian cricket, they will get all facilities of grade a+: secretary bcci, devajit saikia to ani
– ANI (@ani) May 14, 2025