BCCI Announces Annual Contracts for Indian Women’s Team

The Indian women’s cricket team has plenty of reasons to celebrate as the BCCI announced its Annual Player Contracts for the upcoming season. The likes of Harmanpreet Kaur, Smriti Mandhana, and Deepti Sharma have received the top A-grade contracts, showcasing their consistent performance and reliability for the team. However, some notable changes have been made as Rajeshwari Gayakwad drops to Grade B, and Poonam Yadav misses out on a central contract. But, the advent of several fresh names like Jemimah Rodrigues, Richa Ghosh, and Shafali Verma in Grade B, owing to their impressive showings in recent tournaments, makes the announcement all the more exciting. It will be fascinating to see how these contracts impact the team’s performance in the 2022-23 season.

The latest update in Indian cricket sees several new faces added to the Grade C category in central contracts. Meghna Singh, Devika Vaidya, Sabbineni Meghana, Anjali Sarvani, Radha Yadav and Yastika Bhatia have all been handed their first ever central contracts. Meanwhile, Sneh Rana and Harleen Deol retain their positions on the list but Pooja Vastrakar will drop down a grade. However, the most surprising exclusion is that of Indian cricket legends Mithali Raj and Jhulan Goswami, who retired last year. This news will surely disappoint fans of Indian cricket but it also provides valuable opportunities to the next generation of talented players to cement their positions in the national team.

Last year was a remarkable one for the Indian women’s cricket team. Despite falling short of expectations in the Women’s World Cup 2022, they showed incredible resilience and determination to bounce back. Their impressive performances earned them a silver medal at the inaugural cricket event at the Commonwealth Games, where they put up a tough fight against Australia. Their journey did not end there, as they further cemented their position as one of the best teams in the world by making it to the semi-finals of the Women’s T20 World Cup in South Africa. The Indian women made their country proud with their outstanding display of talent and teamwork, leaving fans across the world eagerly anticipating what they will achieve next.