The Board of Control for Cricket in India has released a new contract list of women cricketers for the year 2024-25. This time the BCCI has announced an annual central contract to 16 women players of Team India. The BCCI has divided the central contract list of women cricketers into three categories. 3 out of 17 players are kept in grade A. At the same time, 4 players in Grade B have managed to make their place. Apart from these, 9 players have been given a place in grade C. This contract is from 1 October 2024 to 30 September, 2025.
Apart from captain Harmanpreet in Grade A, BCCI has given Smriti Mandhana and Deepti Sharma a place in the grade A category. At the same time, 4 players have got a place in B grade. These 4 players are Renuka Thakur, Jemima Rodrigues, Richa Ghosh and Shefali Verma. Apart from these, Yastika Bhatia, Radha Yadav, Shreyanka Patil, Titas Sadhu, Arundhati Reddy, Amanjot Kaur, Uma Chhetri, Sneh Rana and Pooja Vastrakar have been kept in grade C. The Board of Control for Cricket in India announced this by releasing the press.
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Bcci Announs Annual Player Retainership 2024-25-Team India (Senior Women)#Teamindia pic.twitter.com/fwdplm1mt
- Bcci Women (@BcciWomen) March 24, 2025
According to media reports, Harmanpreet Kaur, Smriti Mandhana and Deepti Sharma included in Grade A will get 50-50 lakh rupees. At the same time, Renuka Thakur, Jemima Rodrigues, Richa Ghosh and Shefali Verma will be given 30-30 lakh rupees. Apart from these, all 9 players involved in grade C will get 10-10 lakh rupees a year. Last year too, the same amount was given for all three grades.
Let me tell you, BCCI gives the same match fees to women and male players. But there is a huge distinction in the central contract. There are four categories in the Central Contract List of male players, of which grade A Plus also gets Rs 7 crore to this grade players. At the same time, players get Rs 5 crore in grade A category, three crore rupees in grade B and one crore rupees in Grade C.
