![Rishabh Pant – Grade A ($715,000). Last year: uncontracted. Michael Bradley / AFP](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/ILSSJVGHI7S26YAUX4NRKIBVPU.jpg?smart=true&auth=b943eb1f11fe4e34265f1fdfa46aa0f719f26ee26848232a840ae5180f0527cf&width=400&height=225)
![Virat Kohli – Grade A+ (US$1 million or Dh3.67m). Last year: same category. Rajanish Kakade / AP Photo](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/VGI4RUQUQLFPY5VYWJFKJ4CO6I.jpg?smart=true&auth=753fd6c80d3985fe59817cb9d9c7bd3a8867afc89acd4a5a7fd4a31eee814c02&width=400&height=225)
![Rohit Sharma – Grade A+ ($1m). Last year: same category. Hannah Peters / Getty Images](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/TZMJZFV4NZ2NACSAX5K4TLCWD4.jpg?smart=true&auth=7b84d25479ff42fc4dd55e4cf93cdd739a6968c4b068f361c260edc23b4e8e28&width=400&height=225)
![Jasprit Bumrah – Grade A+ ($1m). Last year: same category. Aijaz Rahi / AP Photo](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/OK7WCQ43HJYHFRBEAFQEXQPGWI.jpg?smart=true&auth=6ede1cdd3b5003b328eb4b5b46b4b0336d61d9cd367067015c8a4d1eba4a8886&width=400&height=225)
![Ravichandran Ashwin – Grade A ($715,000). Last year: same category. EPA](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/MSOFI64HCS6XQW72Z2LHQY5WKQ.jpg?smart=true&auth=70006c8d25af9eee3110c513fd5e32f9133424e7eb9f426ee361ca3d78d2fab7&width=400&height=225)
![Ravindra Jadeja – Grade A ($715,000). Last year: same category. Asanka Brendon Ratnayake / AP Photo](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/FR4OTHQSNU5EJXJBJWM7T6TITM.jpg?smart=true&auth=83044a6158749379c430661778488191e1d39ec5ab0d25287ecf0053c90d5f69&width=400&height=225)
![Bhuvneshwar Kumar – Grade A ($715,000). Last year: Grade A+. Mal Fairclough / AP Photo](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/WULKTXV5BAIGGCZHW7XG6AHMOE.jpg?smart=true&auth=3262cbc50fe0118aa1ebb6bc970ed645ecc8bf8db23a34210459a4418986f155&width=400&height=225)
![Cheteshwar Pujara – Grade A ($715,000). Last year: same category. Rick Rycroft / AP Photo](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/NXQ5WMU5GGFUUGEPEXC6HCJGXY.jpg?smart=true&auth=3334e862c3b1df2d0a21d6a013f7b36b925801a85dbc45b683396f26b1d4f5e3&width=400&height=225)
![Ajinkya Rahane – Grade A ($715,000). Last year: same category. Ryan Pierse / Getty Images](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/SQGNETWVO5GNF6Q3UUQQE2M7FI.jpg?smart=true&auth=e857fecc3e08e99628ee635a937c280c8c5559fbcc9bb2ebd1f786297a6ded8f&width=400&height=225)
![MS Dhoni – Grade A ($715,000). Last year: same category. Aijaz Rahi / AP Photo](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/QMFZGS76D23BW6S7VFHB3M7QBA.jpg?smart=true&auth=8350af4406825ec557323ba4a96984a44a925294a0f567ef2acc87f997286c71&width=400&height=225)
![Shikhar Dhawan – Grade A ($715,000). Last year: Grade A+. Aijaz Rahi / AP Photo](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/3WABMARCHSQC2W3UZ4YVCE42B4.jpg?smart=true&auth=9b299ce10474d05f0397ba35d6713c297dbad856f6593f0ac898c8dfbee28085&width=400&height=225)
![Mohammed Shami – Grade A ($715,000). Last year: Grade B. Aijaz Rahi / AP Photo](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/NYQ5HIRNEUDPGIZOTZFWXLA47Q.jpg?smart=true&auth=1f7cf7aec3af0ef69325d6471d095c63396b1289d3099c25cff2d69a9aee4bea&width=400&height=225)
![Ishant Sharma – Grade A ($715,000). Last year: Grade B. Mark Dadswell / EPA](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/A6UROYVZ3G4KBB7I472WQ6LCFM.jpg?smart=true&auth=fd9e9b552ee97cae90e04344871d1640eeb88ffffc377ef199b459b4884ec2aa&width=400&height=225)
![Kuldeep Yadav – Grade A ($715,000). Last year: Grade B. Rajanish Kakade / AP Photo](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/TLGCCCRZAV7NP3WICUP6IVK4RY.jpg?smart=true&auth=95df9d10faae299a2e4feef30c049dc2dab733ac0c37678cd01051e9a021aae2&width=400&height=225)
![Rishabh Pant – Grade A ($715,000). Last year: uncontracted. Michael Bradley / AFP](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/ILSSJVGHI7S26YAUX4NRKIBVPU.jpg?smart=true&auth=b943eb1f11fe4e34265f1fdfa46aa0f719f26ee26848232a840ae5180f0527cf&width=400&height=225)
![Virat Kohli – Grade A+ (US$1 million or Dh3.67m). Last year: same category. Rajanish Kakade / AP Photo](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/VGI4RUQUQLFPY5VYWJFKJ4CO6I.jpg?smart=true&auth=753fd6c80d3985fe59817cb9d9c7bd3a8867afc89acd4a5a7fd4a31eee814c02&width=400&height=225)
![Rohit Sharma – Grade A+ ($1m). Last year: same category. Hannah Peters / Getty Images](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/TZMJZFV4NZ2NACSAX5K4TLCWD4.jpg?smart=true&auth=7b84d25479ff42fc4dd55e4cf93cdd739a6968c4b068f361c260edc23b4e8e28&width=400&height=225)
![Jasprit Bumrah – Grade A+ ($1m). Last year: same category. Aijaz Rahi / AP Photo](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/OK7WCQ43HJYHFRBEAFQEXQPGWI.jpg?smart=true&auth=6ede1cdd3b5003b328eb4b5b46b4b0336d61d9cd367067015c8a4d1eba4a8886&width=400&height=225)
![Ravichandran Ashwin – Grade A ($715,000). Last year: same category. EPA](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/MSOFI64HCS6XQW72Z2LHQY5WKQ.jpg?smart=true&auth=70006c8d25af9eee3110c513fd5e32f9133424e7eb9f426ee361ca3d78d2fab7&width=400&height=225)
![Ravindra Jadeja – Grade A ($715,000). Last year: same category. Asanka Brendon Ratnayake / AP Photo](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/FR4OTHQSNU5EJXJBJWM7T6TITM.jpg?smart=true&auth=83044a6158749379c430661778488191e1d39ec5ab0d25287ecf0053c90d5f69&width=400&height=225)
![Bhuvneshwar Kumar – Grade A ($715,000). Last year: Grade A+. Mal Fairclough / AP Photo](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/WULKTXV5BAIGGCZHW7XG6AHMOE.jpg?smart=true&auth=3262cbc50fe0118aa1ebb6bc970ed645ecc8bf8db23a34210459a4418986f155&width=400&height=225)
![Cheteshwar Pujara – Grade A ($715,000). Last year: same category. Rick Rycroft / AP Photo](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/NXQ5WMU5GGFUUGEPEXC6HCJGXY.jpg?smart=true&auth=3334e862c3b1df2d0a21d6a013f7b36b925801a85dbc45b683396f26b1d4f5e3&width=400&height=225)
![Ajinkya Rahane – Grade A ($715,000). Last year: same category. Ryan Pierse / Getty Images](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/SQGNETWVO5GNF6Q3UUQQE2M7FI.jpg?smart=true&auth=e857fecc3e08e99628ee635a937c280c8c5559fbcc9bb2ebd1f786297a6ded8f&width=400&height=225)
![MS Dhoni – Grade A ($715,000). Last year: same category. Aijaz Rahi / AP Photo](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/QMFZGS76D23BW6S7VFHB3M7QBA.jpg?smart=true&auth=8350af4406825ec557323ba4a96984a44a925294a0f567ef2acc87f997286c71&width=400&height=225)
![Shikhar Dhawan – Grade A ($715,000). Last year: Grade A+. Aijaz Rahi / AP Photo](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/3WABMARCHSQC2W3UZ4YVCE42B4.jpg?smart=true&auth=9b299ce10474d05f0397ba35d6713c297dbad856f6593f0ac898c8dfbee28085&width=400&height=225)
![Mohammed Shami – Grade A ($715,000). Last year: Grade B. Aijaz Rahi / AP Photo](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/NYQ5HIRNEUDPGIZOTZFWXLA47Q.jpg?smart=true&auth=1f7cf7aec3af0ef69325d6471d095c63396b1289d3099c25cff2d69a9aee4bea&width=400&height=225)
![Ishant Sharma – Grade A ($715,000). Last year: Grade B. Mark Dadswell / EPA](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/A6UROYVZ3G4KBB7I472WQ6LCFM.jpg?smart=true&auth=fd9e9b552ee97cae90e04344871d1640eeb88ffffc377ef199b459b4884ec2aa&width=400&height=225)
![Kuldeep Yadav – Grade A ($715,000). Last year: Grade B. Rajanish Kakade / AP Photo](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/TLGCCCRZAV7NP3WICUP6IVK4RY.jpg?smart=true&auth=95df9d10faae299a2e4feef30c049dc2dab733ac0c37678cd01051e9a021aae2&width=400&height=225)
![Rishabh Pant – Grade A ($715,000). Last year: uncontracted. Michael Bradley / AFP](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/ILSSJVGHI7S26YAUX4NRKIBVPU.jpg?smart=true&auth=b943eb1f11fe4e34265f1fdfa46aa0f719f26ee26848232a840ae5180f0527cf&width=400&height=225)
Explainer: BCCI contracts – Rishabh Pant up, Shikhar Dhawan down and Virat Kohli same
Here is a look at which members of the Indian men's cricket team got what contracts
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