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Former UP coach thinks this is the REASON for which Suresh Raina was excluded from BCCI's central contract

Suresh Raina, who till recently was a permanent member of the limited overs fixtures and had played for the nation even after October 1, 2016 from which the contracts are to come into effect.

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Suresh Raina's exclusion from the BCCI's central contract came as a surprise for many who thought that the experienced middle order batsman deserved to atleast find a place in Grade C of the contracts. However, a former Uttar Pradesh coach begged to differ while underlining the reasons.

In an interview with Mid Day, the coach from Raina's state said, "His (Raina) priorities have changed after he became a family man. I have noticed that he has not been concentrating on his game. He has become a reluctant cricketer. He just played three Ranji matches for UP this season and didn’t turn out for Mushtaq Ali and Vijay Hazare tournaments."

"With so many youngsters on the horizon, his chances of a comeback into Indian Test or ODI teams are bleak. He can still eye the T20s, but it will depend a lot on his IPL form where he will lead Gujarat Lions again," he added the coach.

The board on Wednesday doubled the Annual Retainership fee of India's 32 centrally contracted cricketers with current skipper Virat Kohli and former captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni in the Rs 2 crore Grade A bracket along with five others. 

While seniors like Yuvraj Singh and Ashish Nehra have found place in Grade B and C respectively, the biggest name missing is Raina, who till recently was a permanent member of the limited overs fixtures and had played for the nation even after October 1, 2016 from which the contracts are to come into effect.

The COA announced that Grade A players would now be getting Rs 2 crore as compared to the earlier Rs 1 crore, while Grade B and C players will get Rs 1 crore and Rs 50 lakh respectively.

The match fee for Test matches has been hiked to Rs 15 lakh per match from Rs 7.50 lakh earlier, while ODI and T20 Internationals will make them richer by Rs 6 lakh and 3 lakh respectively. 

Harbhajan Singh and Gautam Gambhir are not in the list as they have played before the said date,  The decision was taken in consultation with the national selection committee.

Grade A: Virat Kohli, MS Dhoni, R Ashwin, Ajinkya Rahane, Cheteshwar Pujara, Ravindra Jadeja, Murali Vijay.

Grade B: Rohit Sharma, KL Rahul, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Mohammed Shami, Ishant Sharma, Umesh Yadav, Wriddhiman Saha, Jasprit Bumrah, Yuvraj Singh.

Grade C: Shikhar Dhawan, Ambati Rayudu, Amit Mishra, Manish Pandey, Axar Patel, Karun Nair, Hardik Pandya, Ashish Nehra, Kedar Jadhav, Yuzvendra Chahal, Parthiv Patel, Jayant Yadav, Mandeep Singh, Dhawal Kulkarni, Shardul Thakur, Rishabh Pant.

(Inputs from PTI)

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