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Mahendra Singh Dhoni, the ‘Captain Cool’ of India and former Indian skipper, may no longer be among the elite cricketers of the country.
According to a report published in the Times of India, the proposed new contract structure of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) is divided into four categories- A+, A, B, C. Among the four categories, players who play in all the formats — Test, T20I, ODIs– will be included in the top A+ category.
Well, since MS Dhoni took retirement from the Test cricket in the 2014, may have to miss the top contract offered by the BCCI.
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Currently, Dhoni is in the Top ‘A’ category offered by the BCCI along with seven other cricketers. The players from ‘A’ category are paid Rs 2 crore per annum. The players from ‘B’ categories are paid Rs 1 crore per annum and those who are in ‘C’ category got paid Rs 50 lakh per annum.
The new structure has been proposed by the BCCI’s committee after Indian skipper Virat Kohli, along with MS Dhoni and head coach of India Ravi Shastri, met the Vinod Rai-led panel in November to request pay hike for the players.
Meanwhile, there is some good news for Ravichandran Ashwin and Ravindra Jadeja as the player may be placed into A+ category.
However, none of this is finialised yet.
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