The start of the 17th edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL 2024) is scheduled for March 22. It will be the start of the cricket carnival in India, which will run for more than two months. All the biggest names will feature in this league, and it will be another season of thrilling cricket.
All ten teams are ready for the coming season and preparing for the cash-rich league. However, the BCCI announced the central contract for 2024, which included a total of 30 players divided into four different grades. There were a few new faces and some shocking exclusions. Here we will talk about two IPL captains who have been sacked by BCCI from their central contracts.
2. Shreyas Iyer
Shreyas Iyer is the biggest name that has been sacked from the central contract by the BCCI. Iyer was a Grade B player in 2023 and was a key player for India across formats. He was also one of the top run-getters for India at the World Cup 2023 at home. But later, his form declined, and there were some other issues as well. Iyer declared himself unfit and didn’t take part in Ranji, despite BCCI’s warning. As a result, he has been sacked from the central contract by the BCCI. He will captain KKR and is getting paid INR 10.75 in the IPL 2024.
1. Shikhar Dhawan
Another name that has been sacked from the BCCI’s central contract list for 2024 is Shikhar Dhawan. The veteran opener has been sidelined from the Indian squad for more than a year. India has gone with other young opening options that have also worked for them. Dhawan was demoted in 2023 and was included in Grade C, but now he is nowhere close and has been excluded from the central contract. He will be leading PBKS in the IPL 2024.
