When the final of the Women’s Premier League was being played on Sunday night, cricket fans were busy in celebration. Still, on this happy occasion, BCCI made a big announcement regarding the men’s team. The board released the annual contract list. Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, Jasprit Bumrah and Ravindra Jadeja are in the A+ group, while Hardik, Shami, Pant, Ashwin and Akshar Patel are in the A group.
Whereas Shubman Gill B and Ishaan Kishan are in the C group. Promotion of some players is visible here, and the demotion of some is also visual, in which the name of KL Rahul is also included. This significant decision of the board can cause them a lot of loss.
KL Rahul May Be Ruled Out Of The World Cup
KL Rahul, the former vice-captain of Team India, is currently going through terrible form. This is why he has suffered in the annual contract list of BCCI. The board removed Rahul from the A category and placed him in the B category. This means now they will get three crore rupees in a year.
By taking such a step, the board has indicated that KL Rahul may be out of the list for the ODI World Cup 2023. At the same time, the board has also confirmed this by giving place to players like Ishaan Kishan and Sanju Samson in C grade because they also do wicketkeeping. In such a situation, the sword is hanging in Rahul’s place.
KL Rahul Is Struggling With Bad Form
Significantly, the form of KL Rahul is terrible at this time. In the recently played ODI series against Australia, he played a big inning of 75, not out in only the first ODI, but after that, he scored nine runs in the second ODI and only 32 runs in the third ODI.
In such a situation, if he has to make a place in the ODI World Cup 2023, he will have to perform strongly in IPL 2023. Last season, his bat yielded 616 runs in 15 matches, including two centuries. He has a significant chance in the upcoming league in such a situation.
