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BCCI will make an important announcement about its central player contracts which will create a major change in the present situation during the next few days. 

According to a Sportstar report The A+ category will become obsolete because Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma only participate in ODI matches according to Devajit Saikia's Tuesday announcement.

“The plan will go ahead very soon. We are removing one category because the players who were eligible for the A-plus category are now playing just one of the three formats. The criteria we have set to qualify a player for A-plus are not being fulfilled.” Players in the A+ category earlier received a salary of INR 7 crore, the A grade earned 5 crore, while those in B and C made 3 crore and 1 crore.

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Last season, besides Rohit and Virat, Jasprit Bumrah and Ravindra Jadeja were also in the A+ bracket, but indications suggest they are likely to be moved down this time. Saikia commented: “Some of the players who were in that A-plus bracket have decided not to play in all three formats. Therefore, there are not enough players remaining to qualify and fulfil the eligibility criteria. A one-format player will not be eligible for A-plus, so that’s why we had to take a call. There is no heartburn.”

The BCCI will maintain Jasprit Bumrah's current salary according to reports because he competes in all formats, yet his playing time depends on workload management and current match eligibility decisions.

The Indian national cricket team will keep Bumrah at his current salary level because he serves as their main fast bowler even when he needs to miss some matches for his workload management.