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Central Contract For Abhishek Sharma! BCCI To Reward SRH Star After IPL Heroics - Reports

Abhinav Tyagi

Abhishek Sharma - (Source : @Johns/X.com)Abhishek Sharma - (Source : @Johns/X.com)

In a significant developments, there are reports that the BCCI is likely to reward India's rising star Abhishek Sharma with a central contract after IPL heroics. According to a report from Cricbuzz,  the SRH opener is set to be placed in grade C of the central contract. 

It is worth noting that Abhishek fulfilled BCCI's criteria of playing 10 T20Is within a specific period, which guarantees a automatic grade C contract. Thus, Abhishek Sharma will be enrolled in a pay grade of 1 crore after the contract.

 "Athletes who meet the criteria of playing a minimum of three Tests or eight ODIs or 10 T20Is within the specified period will automatically be included in Grade C on a pro-rata basis," BCCI standard policy read.

Further, Nitish Reddy and Harshit Rana are also in contention to be a part of the central contract. 

BCCI To Reward Nitish Reddy And Harshit Rana

Similar to Abhishek, Nitish Reddy is also likely to bag the central contract by the virtue of playing significant Test matches in a significant period. 

"The 21-year-old Andhra all-rounder has played five Tests and four T20Is and should qualify to be in the list by virtue of having played the required number of Tests. For the record, he was part of all five Tests in the BGT series Down Under," the report mentioned.

Meanwhile, Harshit Rana has performed well for the Indian team across three formats. Thus, the apex cricket board of India is looking to reward him with a contract.