5 Cricketers who were demoted in BCCI's latest central contract
Players like Kohli, Rohit and Bumrah remain in A+ category.
3. Wriddhiman Saha
Just like Ajinkya Rahane, another senior cricketer Wriddhiman Saha has been having a tough time in the last few weeks as he came out with sensational statement regarding his conversations/messages with the BCCI President Sourav Ganguly and head coach Rahul Dravid post the Sri Lanka Test series snub. The Bengal stumper had scored a match-saving 61 in the Kanpur Test against New Zealand in November but, that was just not enough to cement his place in the Test side permanently.
The 37-year old did make his presence felt with some acrobatic performances behind the stumps. However, his batting was not up to the mark. His last Test century had come way back in March 2017 during the home Test series against Australia in Ranchi. The Bengal cricketer who was in Grade B last year is now in the C category.
With Wriddhiman Saha backing out from this year’s Ranji Trophy citing personal reasons, his comeback in the longest format appears to be a foregone conclusion with Rishabh Pant donning the gloves and Karnataka’s KS Bharat being the second-choice wicketkeeper.
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