BCCI Announces Annual Contract For Indian Women’s Team; Check Details

Mumbai: The annual player contracts for the Indian senior women’s team for the 2022–23 season were announced by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) on Thursday. Deepti Sharma, Harmanpreet Kaur, and Smriti Mandhana were all given Grade ‘A’ contracts.

Renuka Thakur, Jemimah Rodrigues, Shefali Verma, Richa Ghosh, and Rajeshwari Gayakwad are put in Grade ‘B’, while Meghna Singh, Devika Vaidya, Sabbineni Meghana, Anjali Sarvani, Pooja Vastrakar, Sneh Rana, Radha Yadav, Harleen Deol, and Yastika Bhatia are put in Grade ‘C’.

Mandhana was promoted to vice-captaincy in ODIs in the past year and continues to be one of India’s most reliable batsmen. In every format, Deepti Sharma has been a crucial member of the team and has been especially important when the team holds the ball.
After missing the ODI World Cup the previous year, Jemimah Rodrigues made a remarkable return to the team and was later upgraded to Grade B.
Both Taniya Bhatia and veteran wicket-keeper Shikha Pandey, who made a surprising comeback for the T20 World Cup in South Africa, are currently without contracts.

After an outstanding season, Pacer Renuka Thakur, who did not have a contract last year, has been placed directly into the B division.

The BCCI recently held the first Women’s Premier League, when Harmanpreet led the Mumbai Indians to triumph over the Meg Lanning-led Delhi Capitals in the final game.