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India’s Test opening batsman Wasim Jaffer has been rewarded with a ‘Grade C’ contract by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) for his impressive performance this season.

In a statement, BCCI honorary secretary Niranjan Shah said the 28-year cricketer from Mumbai has played five Tests this season and has now been included in the Grade C contract.

With this, Jaffer will be entitled for retainership of Rs.2 million per annum on pro-rata basis from June 15 to September 30.

Jaffer made his Test debut in the first of two-match series against South Africa at Mumbai in February 2000.

Earlier in May, Suresh Raina and Sreesanth were both awarded Grade C contracts.

Sreesanth made his one-day international (ODI) debut in the first of seven-match series against Sri Lanka at Nagpur in October 2005.

Raina made his ODI debut against Sri Lanka at Dambulla in July last year.

Group A (Rs.5 million): Rahul Dravid, Sachin Tendulkar, Virender Sehwag, Anil Kumble, V.V.S. Laxman, Sourav Ganguly, Harbhajan Singh and Irfan Pathan.

Group B (Rs.3.5 million): Yuvraj Singh, Mohd Kaif, Ajit Agarkar and Mahendra Singh Dhoni.

Group C (Rs.2 million): Murali Karthik, Gautam Gambhir, Zaheer Khan, Sreesanth, Suresh Raina and Wasim Jaffer.