The BCCI on Monday announced annual contracts for the 2024-25 season. As many as four cricketers have been dropped from the list. They are all-rounder Shardul Thakur, wicketkeeper-batters KS Bharat and Jitesh Sharma, and fast bowler Avesh Khan. They were in the Grade C (₹1 crore) in the 2023-24 list.