Mumbai, Mar 24 (UNI) The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) on Monday announced the retainership for the Indian Women's team for the 2024-25 season, covering the period from October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2025.
All-format skipper Harmanpreet Kaur, alongside star batter Smriti Mandhana and stylish all-rounder Deepti Sharma have been slotted in Grade A, thanks to their consistent performances over the years.
Grade-wise Player List:
Grade A: Harmanpreet Kaur, Smriti Mandhana, Deepti Sharma
Grade B: Renuka Singh, Jemimah Rodrigues, Richa Ghosh, Shafali Verma
Grade C: Yastika Bhatia, Radha Yadav, Shreyanka Patil, Titas Sadhu, Arundathi Reddy, Amanjot Kaur, Uma Chetry, Sneh Rana, Pooja Vastrakar
Renuka Singh, Jemimah Rodrigues, Richa Ghosh and Shafali Verma have all been retained in Grade B, while Yastika Bhatia, Radha Yadav, Sneh Rana and Pooja Vastrakar join them in Grade C in the central contracts list from the 2022/23 season.
Rajeshwari Gayakwad from Grade B, alongside Meghna Singh, Devika Vaidya, Sabbineni Meghana, Anjali Sarvani and Harleen Deol who were in Grade C missed out.
Shreyanka Patil, Titas Sadhu, Arundathi Reddy, Amanjot Kaur and Uma Chetry are the fresh new faces who made the cut in the retainership.
India will next take on Sri Lanka and South Africa in an ODI tri-nation series in Sri Lanka, set to start on 27 April.
The ICC Women's Championship 2022-25 runners-up are also gearing up for the ICC Women's World Cup 2025 which is all set to be held on home soil later in the year.
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