India women’s team skipper Haramanpreet Kaur and vice-captain Smriti Mandhana were retained in Grade A of the Board of Control for Cricket in India’s (BCCI) central contract list, announced on Monday.
All-rounder Deepti Sharma was also retained in the Grade A category.
There were only four players in Grade B with Rajeshwari Gayakwad, whose last India appearance came in July 2024, missing out on a contract this year.
Uma Chetry, Arundhati Reddy, Titas Sadhu and Shreyanka Patil were newly added to the central contract list.
BCCI central contract list (Women’s team)
Grade A: Harmanpreet Kaur, Smriti Mandhana, Deepti Sharma
Grade B: Renuka Thakur, Jemimah Rodrigues, Shafali Verma, Richa Ghosh
Grade C: Amanjot Kaur, Uma Chetry, Pooja Vastrakar, Arundhati Reddy, Sneh Rana, Titas Sadhu, Radha Yadav, Shreyanka Patil, Yastika Bhatia