- By Vishal Pushkar
- Sat, 07 Feb 2026 02:40 PM (IST)
- Source:JND
All-format captain Harmanpreet Kaur, leading batter Smriti Mandhana, and all-rounder Deepti Sharma have been kept in Grade A, while Jemimah Rodrigues has moved up from Grade B in the women's central contracts, according to reports. In the highest category, a player receives Rs 50 lakh per year, while those in Grades B and C earn Rs 30 lakh and Rs 10 lakh, respectively.
The BCCI has granted central contracts to 21 players in the women’s division, as reported by Dainik Jagaran. Eight players, Pratika Rawal, Kranti Goud, Shree Charani, Harleen Deol, Kashvee Gautam, G Kamalini, Vaishnavi Sharma, and Tejal Hasabnis have been newly added to the central contract list.
Yastika Bhatia, Radha Yadav, Arundhati Reddy, Amanjot Kaur, Uma Chetry, and Sneh Rana have also retained their contracts.
What are the expected categories of players?
The report suggested that Renuka Thakur, Shafali Verma, Richa Ghosh and Sneh Rana have all been slotted in grade B, while grade C includes Radha Yadav, Amanjot Kaur, Pratika Rawal, Kranti Goud, Uma Chetry, Arundhati Reddy, Shree Charani, Yastika Bhatia, Harleen Deol, Kashvee Gautam, G Kamalini, Vaishnavi Sharma and Tejal.
According to the 2024/25 contracts list announced in March 2025, 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. Shreyanka Patil, Titas Sadhu, Arundathi Reddy, Amanjot Kaur, and Uma Chetry were the fresh faces who made the cut for the retainership.
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Meanwhile, the BCCI will discuss possible changes to the India men’s central contracts system at its next Apex Council meeting, as per proposals from the Ajit Agarkar-led selection committee.
Inputs from Agency