6 RCB Stars Awarded Annual Central Contracts by the Indian Cricket Board

The Indian Cricket Board announced the annual central contracts of the players for India’s Senior Men’s Team. There were some promotions and demotions in the list of the players for the central contracts of the cricketers, alongside some shocking omissions like the star batter Shreyas Iyer and young wicketkeeper-batter Ishan Kishan.

Meanwhile, speaking from the point of view of the IPL franchises, RCB was the franchise which had most of its players signed for the central contracts by the Indian Cricket Board.

With said that, here we’ll have a look at the 6 RCB players who earned the annual central contract from the Indian Cricket Board.

Virat Kohli – Grade A+

Former Indian skipper and modern-day batting great, Virat Kohli has been in the Grade A+ of the Indian Cricket Board’s central contracts for the last couple of years. This time, he once again earned the Grade A+ central contract from the board. He is one of the only 4 players, alongside skipper Rohit Sharma, vice-captain Jasprit Bumrah, and star all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja.

He is the only RCB star to get featured in the Grade A+ of the annual central contracts from the Indian Cricket Board. Notably, Kohli had also led RCB in the Indian Premier League for more than a decade. 

Mohammed Siraj – Grade A

The star Indian pace spearhead Mohammed Siraj has been promoted to Grade A from Grade B; now he is among the six players in Grade A of the annual central contracts announced by the Indian Cricket Board. Siraj has also been one of the vital cogs in the wheel for RCB for the last couple of seasons in the Indian Premier League.

Apart from that, the Hyderabad-born pacer has been sensational with the ball for India in the last year, including the Asia Cup 2023 followed by the ODI World Cup 2023. He is also in action for India in the ongoing five-match Test series against England.

Rajat Patidar – Grade C

The star MP batter Rajat Patidar was called to the Test squad of India following his consistently brilliant performances in First-Class cricket. However, Patidar failed to capitalize on the opportunity and scored only 62 runs in 6 innings of the three matches he played.

Still, the MP batter earned his first central contract from the Indian Cricket Board in the Grade C category; he is also another player from RCB to earn a central contract from the national cricket board.

Akash Deep – Fast Bowling Contract

Star Bengal pacer recently made his Test debut for India in the fourth Test of the five-match series against England. He scalped 3 wickets in his debut Test innings. On the recommendations of the selectors, the Indian Cricket Board handed a fast-bowling contract to Akash Deep.

He is also set to appear for RCB in the upcoming edition of the Indian Premier League 2024. Akash Deep has also been one of the key performers for Bengal in First-Class cricket.

Vijaykumar Vyshak – Fast Bowling Contract

Star RCB pacer Vijaykumar Vyshak has been in action in domestic cricket for the last couple of months and impressed the selectors with his impressive performance. The 27-year-old has bowled sensational in First-Class cricket for Karnataka, scalping 86 wickets in just 40 innings of the 20 matches he played.

Being impressed with his stellar outings, the Indian Cricket Board awarded Vyshak with the fast-bowling contract for the 2023-24 season from October 2023 to September 2024.

Yash Dayal – Fast Bowling Contract

The Ex-GT pacer Yash Dayal came into the headlines last year in IPL 2023 when he conceded five consecutive sixes against young KKR batter Rinku Singh when the latter needed 29 runs off the last 5 balls to win.

During the IPL 2024 mini-auction, Yash Dayal was picked by RCB; however, the 26-year-old has impressed with his performances in First-Class cricket, scalping 72 wickets in 42 innings of the 23 matches he played so far. He also earned the fast-bowling contract from the Indian Cricket Board.