"Bit Surprised": Ex-India Opener On Star's Exclusion From BCCI Central Contracts

01.03.2024 - 09:11 sports.ndtv.com

The Board of Control for Cricket India (BCCI) on February 28 announced the annual player contracts for 2023-24 season. While Shreyas Iyer and Ishan Kishan hogged the limelight for being excluded from the list, there were several other star players too who failed to make a cut.

One among them is spinner Yuzvendra Chahal. Former India opener Aakash Chopra has expressed his surprise over the leg spinner being excluded from the central contracts of the BCCI.

He added that Chahal's ouster means the selection committee is looking at other options. "I am a bit surprised that Yuzi Chahal's name is not there.

Cheteshwar Pujara, Ajinkya Rahane, and Shikhar Dhawan - their names not being there, I can understand. Even Deepak Hooda for that matter.

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