BCCI announces 2022-23 player contracts for senior women’s team

The Board of Control for Cricket in India on Thursday announced the Annual Player Contracts for Team India (Senior Women) for the 2022-23 season.

Skipper Harmanpreet Kaur is in grade A, alongside Smriti Mandhana and Deepti Sharma  | Photo Credit: Getty Images

The Board of Control for Cricket in India on Thursday announced the Annual Player Contracts for Team India (Senior Women) for the 2022-23 season.

Skipper Harmanpreet Kaur has retained grade A contract, alongside Smriti Mandhana and Deepti Sharma while grade B consists of players like Renuka Thakur, Jemimah Rodrigues and Shafali Verma.

Shikha Pandey, who made a surprise comeback for the T20 World Cup in South Africa and wicket-keeper Taniya Bhatia have been dropped.

Rajeshwari Gayakwad, who was a grade A candidate, has been transferred to grade B while Poonam Yadav, who was also a grade A candidate, has not recieved a contract this time around.

The grade structures are as under:- 

Grade	Players
A	Harmanpreet Kaur, Smriti Mandhana, Deepti Sharma
B	Renuka Thakur, Jemimah Rodrigues, Shafali Verma, Richa Ghosh, Rashwari Gayakwad
C	Meghna Singh, Devika Vaidya, Sabbineni Meghana, Anjalai Sarvani Pooja Vastrakar, Sneh Rana, Radha Yadav, Harleen Deol, Yastika Bhatia