Dhoni’s Name Not In BCCI Annual Contract List

BCCI has released its annual contract list of players and what's shocking is that Mahendra Singh Dhoni’s name was exempted out of it.

Former India captain Dhoni hasn’t played international cricket since India’s loss to New Zealand in the ICC ODI World Cup semi-final, last year. In the previous year, he was given an A grade 5 crores contract. There are a total of four grades (A+, A, B, and C) and Dhoni’s name doesn’t feature in any grade this time.

Dhoni, who has already retired from Test cricket, has not made himself available for selection to the national one-day international (ODI) and T20 sides since then. Some are saying that this decision by BCCI might be the end of the career of a legendary player.

MS Dhoni retired from the Test form of cricket in December 2014, having played 90 test matches, setting numerous records during this period. But this omission from the annual contract list doesn’t mean that he can’t play for India anymore. According to the BCCI norms, if a player plays at least two matches for India during a one-year contract cycle, he is automatically placed in the Grade-C category, which entitles him to an annual salary of Rs 1 crore.