The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) announced the central contract list for the Indian Women’s cricket team on Monday. The list included captain Harmanpreet Kaur, vice-captain Smriti Mandhana and all-rounder Deepti Sharma in the highest annual retainer category of Rs. 50 lakh — Grade A.
The Grade B retainer list, where players will get Rs. 30 lakh, saw left-arm spinner Rajeshwari Gayakwad dropped. Middle-order batter Jemimah Rodrigues, pacer Renuka Thakur, wicket-keeper batter Richa Ghosh, and opener Shafali Verma all remain in this bracket.
Emerging fast bowler Titas Sadhu, all-rounders Shreyanka Patil, Amanjot Kaur, Arundhati Reddy, and wicketkeeper-batter Uma Chetry have been awarded their maiden central contracts for the 2024-25 season by the BCCI, all placed in the Grade C category.
Notable omissions from the Grade C list are Meghna Singh, Devika Vaidya, S Meghana, Anjali Sarvani, and Harleen Deol.
