Axar Patel, another all-rounder, was also promoted in the BCCI retainership, moving up to the ‘A’ category with a Rs 5 crore contract. After a series of poor performances, Team India opener and Lucknow Super Giants captain KL Rahul was demoted to Grade ‘B’ and given a Rs 3 crore contract.

BCCI awarded retainership to 26 cricketers in four groups: A plus (Rs 7 crore), A (Rs 5 crore), B (Rs 3 crore), and C (Rs 2 crore). Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Ajinkya Rahane, and Ishant Sharma did not receive a contract. (Rs 1 crore). The three veteran players have been removed from the contract list, indicating that they are no longer in consideration for the national team.

Axar, an all-rounder for the Delhi Capitals, was promoted to the A category, while wicketkeeper batter KS Bharat received his first central contract after being added to Group ‘C’.

In addition to Hardik Pandya, Ravichandran Ashwin, and Mohammed Shami, Team India wicketkeeper-batsman Rishabh Pant, who is recuperating from injuries sustained in a horrific car accident in December of last year, remains in the ‘A’ category. Group B consisted of six cricketers: Cheteshwar Pujara, KL Rahul, Shreyas Iyer, Mohammed Siraj, Suryakumar yadav, and Shubman Gill.

Group C consists of eleven cricketers, including Bharat: Umesh Yadav, Shikhar Dhawan, Shardul Thakur, Ishan Kishan, Deepak Hooda, Yuzvendra Chahal, Kuldeep Yadav, Washington Sundar, Sanju Samson, and Arshdeep Singh.

The elite ‘A plus’ category consists of players who are certain candidates for all three formats, whereas ‘A’ includes cricketers who are certainties for Tests and one-day internationals. Group B players are considered for limited-over cricket, whereas Group C players are routinely considered for one of the three formats.

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A+ category: Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, Jasprit Bumrah and Ravindra Jadeja

Hardik Pandya, R Ashwin, Mohammed Shami, Rishabh Pant, and Axar Patel comprise a category.

B category: Cheteshwar Pujara, KL Rahul, Shreyas Iyer, Mohammed Siraj, Suryakumar Yadav, Shubman Gill

C category: Umesh Yadav, Shikhar Dhawan, Shardul Thakur, Ishan Kishan, Deepak Hooda, Yuzvendra Chahal, Kuldeep Yadav, Washington Sundar, Sanju Samson, Arshdeep Singh, KS Bharat

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India is presently in second place in the standings, behind Australia. Going into the first Test, India had a win percentage of 58.93, which put them in second place. India now has a victory percentage of 61.67, while Australia’s win percentage fell from 75.56 percent to 70.83 percent during the course of the WTC tournament. Australia needed a draw to secure their spot in the WTC final.

In order to secure their spot in the next WTC cycle, India, who finished in second place in the previous WTC cycle, must win at least two of the remaining three matches in the Border-Gavaskar series.
There is a remote possibility that Sri Lanka and South Africa, who are now ranked third and fourth, respectively, may make it to the WTC final.

In a two-game Test series against New Zealand, Sri Lanka, which has a win percentage of 53.33, will compete.

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In the meanwhile, South Africa has a win percentage of 48.72 and is now playing host to West Indies for a two-match Test series.

All of England’s rivals in the WTC final, including the West Indies, Pakistan, New Zealand, and Bangladesh, have been eliminated.

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