India captain Virat Kohli and MS Dhoni are set to request COA chief Vinod Rai for a substantial hike in the central contracts but it may be easier said than done as it is going to require the approval of the general body of BCCI. The Indian cricketers' central contracts saw a two-fold rise with top players in Group 'A' earning Rs 2 crore annually. Earlier, they were drawing Rs 1 crore. Despite the cent percent hike in annual contracts, the players were apparently still not happy and erstwhile coach Anil Kumble had given a presentation to the Committee of Administrators about raising it to R5 crore for Grade A cricketers.

Virat Kohli