Pujara, Rahane, Pandya get demoted in BCCI central contracts

Veteran batters Cheteshwar Pujara and former Test vice-captain Ajinkya Rahane had been downgraded within the newest central contracts record of the BCCI that was ratified by the Board’s Apex Council on Wednesday.

The BCCI has 4 classes — A+ which has annual remuneration of Rs 7 crore whereas A, B and C classes are valued at Rs 5 crore, Rs 3 crore and Rs 1 crore respectively.

Accordingly, Pujara and Rahane, who had been in Grade A at the moment are in Grade B, after a stoop in type that noticed them being dropped from the upcoming Test collection towards Sri Lanka.

That they are going to be downgraded was reported by PTI on January 20.

The greatest demotion, nevertheless, was for injury-ravaged all-rounder Hardik Pandya, who has been shunted out from Grade A to C within the record.

Controversial keeper-batter Wriddhiman Saha, who has been dropped from the Test workforce, will nonetheless be richer by Rs 1 crore after being demoted from group B to C.