Dhoni promoted; Sehwag, Harbhjan demoted in new BCCI gradation lis

Mumbai, June 16 (UNI) Out of favour players Virender Sehwag, Harbhajan Singh and Irfan Pathan have been demoted, while newly appointed vice-captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni and Yuvraj Singh find themselves promoted in the new gradation list of players for retainership announced by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) today.

In the new list out of form Virender Sehwag, Harbhajan Singh and Irfan Pathan have been demoted to Grade B, whereas wicket-keeper Mahendra Singh Dhoni and Yuvraj Singh have been promoted to Grade A, BCCI secretary Niranjan Shah announced here.

According to the new gradation list, players in Grade 'A' would receive an annual retainership of Rs 50 lakh, while those in Grade B would get Rs 35 lakh. Payers in Grade C would get an annual retainership of Rs 20 lakh.

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