BCCI Announces India Senior Women Central Contracts for 2022-23: The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) recently announced the Annual Player Contracts for the Indian senior women’s team for the 2022-23 season. The central contracts have been divided into three categories – A, B, and C.
Here’s a detailed list of the players who have been rewarded with central contracts: BCCI Announces India Senior Women Central Contracts for 2022-23
Grade A (Rs 50 lakh):
- Harmanpreet Kaur
- Smriti Mandhana
- Deepti Sharma
Grade B (Rs 30 lakh):
- Renuka Thakur
- Jemimah Rodrigues
- Shafali Verma
- Richa Ghosh
- Rajeshwari Gayakwad
Grade C (Rs 10 lakh):
- Meghna Singh
- Devika Vaidya
- Sabbineni Meghana
- Anjali Sarvani
- Pooja Vastrakar
- Sneh Rana
- Radha Yadav
- Harleen Deol
- Yastika Bhatia
Notably, senior pacer Shikha Pandey and wicket-keeper Taniya Bhatia failed to secure a spot in the central contracts list. Poonam Yadav, who was part of Grade A last year, also did not find a place in any category this year.
BCCI Announces India Senior Women Central Contracts for 2022-23
Harmanpreet Kaur, the captain of the Indian Women’s Cricket team, has been awarded a Grade A contract, along with Smriti Mandhana and Deepti Sharma. The players in the top bracket have been reduced from five last year to three, with Rajeshwari Gayakwad dropping to Grade B and Poonam Yadav missing out on a central contract altogether.
Youngsters Jemimah Rodrigues, Richa Ghosh, and Shafali Verma have been promoted from Grade C to Grade B after their impressive performances in the 2022 Women’s World Cup and the 2023 T20 World Cup. Meanwhile, Renuka Thakur has been promoted straight to Grade B after a stellar season across all formats.
Many fresh faces have been rewarded with their maiden central contract in the Grade C category, which includes Meghna Singh, Devika Vaidya, Sabbineni Meghana, Anjali Sarvani, Radha Yadav, and Yastika Bhatia. Sneh Rana and Harleen Deol retain their place in Grade C while Pooja Vastrakar drops a grade.
BCCI Announces India Senior Women Central Contracts for 2022-23
It’s important to note that the contract period recently announced by the BCCI for the 2022-23 season runs from October to September. Overall, this year’s central contracts reflect the impressive performances by the Indian women’s cricket team in international cricket over the past year.
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