MSD likely to miss out on top BCCI contract

New Delhi, Jan 04: Former India skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni may reportedly miss out on the top contract of the Board of Control for Cricket (BCCI) in India.

According to a reports, the Supreme Court-appointed Committee of Administrators (CoA) in its meeting on Wednesday (January 3) devised a four-grade contract formula — A+, A, B, C — after which players will get their much-awaited pay hike which was approved by the Vinod Rai-led panel, after a meeting with skipper Virat Kohli, MS Dhoni and Ravi Shastri in New Delhi on November 30.

The guidelines such as players playing all forms of the game to fall under A+ category were discussed, because of which MS Dhoni may have to miss out, having retired from Test cricket.

However, this does not mean that this applies to every player playing a single format. Avenues have been kept open for players like Ravichandran Ashwin and Ravindra Jadeja who are missing out of action from limited-overs cricket under the current rotation policy the team has adopted. In consideration, they will stay in higher grades as their ICC rankings in other formats are also factors that will be considered eventually.