Hardik Pandya earns promotion in BCCI contract list; Kuldeep Yadav, Yuzvendra Chahal demoted

Hardik Pandya is an explosive Indian all-rounder who is getting better with each passing game. Yuzvendra Chahal's form has taken a slight hit in the shortest format, while chinaman Kuldeep Yadav has failed to deliver in any of the formats for the past couple of years.

<p>The Board of Control for Cricket in India has announced the new contracts for 2021-22. Based on the performance last season, it has seen some shuffling, with players being promoted and demoted, while there are also some debutants in the list.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Indian all-rounder Hardik Pandya has earned a much-deserved promotion from Grade B to A. While he was the only promotion to Grade A, the only demotion from A was seamer Bhuvneshwar Kumar, whose prolonged injury miss dropped him to Grade B.</p>

The Board of Control for Cricket in India has announced the new contracts for 2021-22. Based on the performance last season, it has seen some shuffling, with players being promoted and demoted, while there are also some debutants in the list.

Indian all-rounder Hardik Pandya has earned a much-deserved promotion from Grade B to A. While he was the only promotion to Grade A, the only demotion from A was seamer Bhuvneshwar Kumar, whose prolonged injury miss dropped him to Grade B.

<p>As for Grade B, pacer Shardul Thakur's unique wicket-taking abilities in pressure situations has been recognised and he has been promoted. Meanwhile, leg-spinner Yuzvendra Chahal, who was influential in the shortest formats, has seen a slight dip in form and demoted from B to C.</p>

As for Grade B, pacer Shardul Thakur's unique wicket-taking abilities in pressure situations has been recognised and he has been promoted. Meanwhile, leg-spinner Yuzvendra Chahal, who was influential in the shortest formats, has seen a slight dip in form and demoted from B to C.

<p>In the meantime, Grade C has seen a lot of shuffling. Chinaman Kuldeep Yadav, going through a dreadful form across formats, has been demoted two grades, from A to C.</p>

In the meantime, Grade C has seen a lot of shuffling. Chinaman Kuldeep Yadav, going through a dreadful form across formats, has been demoted two grades, from A to C.

<p>Also, there are three new entrants in Grade C, in the form of Shubman Gill, Axar Patel and Mohammed Siraj. While Gill has become a regular opener for India, especially in Tests, Patel and Siraj are nailing it with their spin and pace, respectively, in the longest format.</p>

Also, there are three new entrants in Grade C, in the form of Shubman Gill, Axar Patel and Mohammed Siraj. While Gill has become a regular opener for India, especially in Tests, Patel and Siraj are nailing it with their spin and pace, respectively, in the longest format.

<p>The ones not to be retained are Manish Pandey and Kedar Jadhav. While Pandey was a Twenty20 specialist, his form with the bat has taken a dip. Jadhav, the veteran all-rounder, has failed with the bat, besides not being utilised as a regular bowler anymore.</p>

The ones not to be retained are Manish Pandey and Kedar Jadhav. While Pandey was a Twenty20 specialist, his form with the bat has taken a dip. Jadhav, the veteran all-rounder, has failed with the bat, besides not being utilised as a regular bowler anymore.

<p>As for the elite grade A+, there has been no change, with Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma and Jasprit Bumrah maintaining their spot. Also, the pay scale for the grades remains the same: A+ (₹7 crore), A (₹5 crore), B (₹3 crore) and C (₹1 crore).</p>

As for the elite grade A+, there has been no change, with Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma and Jasprit Bumrah maintaining their spot. Also, the pay scale for the grades remains the same: A+ (₹7 crore), A (₹5 crore), B (₹3 crore) and C (₹1 crore).

<p><strong>Complete list of BCCI's contracted players for 2021-22:<br />Grade A+:</strong> Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma and Jasprit Bumrah.<br /><strong>Grade A: </strong>Ravichandran Ashwin, Ravindra Jadeja, Cheteshwar Pujara, Ajinkya Rahane, Shikhar Dhawan, KL Rahul, Mohammed Shami, Ishant Sharma, Rishabh Pant and Hardik Pandya.<br /><strong>Grade B: </strong>Wriddhiman Saha, Umesh Yadav, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Shardul Thakur and Mayank Agarwal.<br /><strong>Grade C:</strong> Kuldeep Yadav, Navdeep Saini, Deepak Chahar, Shubman Gill, Hanuma Vihari, Axar Patel, Shreyas Iyer, Washington Sundar, Yuzvendra Chahal and Mohammed Siraj.</p>

Complete list of BCCI's contracted players for 2021-22:
Grade A+: Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma and Jasprit Bumrah.
Grade A: Ravichandran Ashwin, Ravindra Jadeja, Cheteshwar Pujara, Ajinkya Rahane, Shikhar Dhawan, KL Rahul, Mohammed Shami, Ishant Sharma, Rishabh Pant and Hardik Pandya.
Grade B: Wriddhiman Saha, Umesh Yadav, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Shardul Thakur and Mayank Agarwal.
Grade C: Kuldeep Yadav, Navdeep Saini, Deepak Chahar, Shubman Gill, Hanuma Vihari, Axar Patel, Shreyas Iyer, Washington Sundar, Yuzvendra Chahal and Mohammed Siraj.