The secretary of the Cricket Control Council in India (BCCI), Devajit Saikia, confirmed on Wednesday that Star India Bat Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma will remain in the Grade A category despite the retirement of the T20is and the Tests. Earlier in April, the BCCI announced the annual maintenance of players in 2024-25 where Kohi and Rohit were placed in the Grade A category with the couturier of the right arm Jasprit Bumrah and the left-wing spinner Ravira Jadeja.
“Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma Grade a contract will continue despite their retirement from T20is and tests. They are still part of the Indian Cricket team, and they will get all the installations of Grade A,” Devajit Saikia told Ani.
Before the Five Grière England tour, which will launch the ICC World Test Championship 2025-27 ICC campaign in India, Virat has amazed the cricket world by announcing his retirement from the format, attracting curtains to a large career of 14 and 123 games.
During his test career, the 36 -year -old player made 123 appearances in white clothes, marking 9,230 points at an average of 46.85, with 30 centuries and 31 years fifties in 210 sleeves and the best score of 254 *. It is the highest fourth of the format run-det to, behind Sachin Tresulkar (15,921 points), Rahul Dravid (13,265 points) and Sunil Gavaskar (10,122 points).
On May 7, Rohit announced his Test Cricket retirement after a career covering 67 tests and 11 years old, before the tour in England, launching the ICC World Championship cycle of the ICC 2025-27 ICC from June 20.
He raised 4301 points to an average of 40.57, with 12 centuries and 18 fifty. His highest score of 212 occurred during a memorable home series against South Africa in 2019. He finished the highest 16th in India in the longest format.
In 2024, after the completion of the T20 World Cup, Virat and Rohit announced their shortest international format retirement.
In 35 T20 World Cup games, Virat scored 1,292 points at an average of 58.72 and a strike rate of 128.81, with 15 half-century. His best score is 89 *. He is the biggest scorer in the history of the tournament. In 125 T20I games, Virat scored 4,188 points at an average of 48.69 and a typing rate of 137.04. He marked a century and 38 Cinquantans and a better score of 122 *. It ends the format as the second higher high of all time.
On the other hand, in 151 T20I games, Rohit scored 4,231 points at an average of 32.05 with a typing rate of more than 140. He scored five centuries and 32 fifty in his career, with the best score of 121 *. Rohit is also the main scorer in the format.
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