The contracts will be awarded based on performances over the last two seasons, fitness benchmarks, and recommendations of the selection committee

Shastri’s Mumbai and India teammates Sunil Gavaskar and Dilip Vengsarkar, India’s T20 World Cup-winning captain Suryakumar Yadav, and ex-India women’s team skipper Diana Edulji were also on the dias along with MCA president Ajinkya Naik