The Board of Control for Cricket in India decided to continue with the existing system of contract for the players till the Gradation Committee gives a final shape to a new proposal.
“Existing player contract system will continue. Four senior players met the Contract Committee today and they have agreed to continue with the prevailing system,” BCCI secretary Niranjan Shah said.
“Gradation committee will sit towards the end of this month or by October first week to finalise things. It will also decide how many players will come under its purview but players are happy with the existing system,” Shah added.
Indian captain Rahul Dravid, Sachin Tendulkar, Sourav Ganguly and Anil Kumble took part in the negotiations after being invited by Board President Sharad Pawar
Differences between BCCI officials and the players after the World Cup debacle led to a stalemate on the contract issue, forcing the Board to extend the 2005-06 contract by another year.