Indian women’s team captain Harmanpreet Kaur (AFP Image)
Smriti Mandhana and Deepti Sharma were also included in Grade A category.
control board for Cricket In India (BCCI) has announced the annual contract for the senior Indian women’s team. Captain Harmanpreet Kaur has been retained in the Grade A category along with her deputy Smriti Mandhana and star all-rounder Deepti Sharma.
Meanwhile, women cricketers in Category A get Rs 50 lakh annually, while Category B players get Rs 30 lakh and Category C get Rs 10 lakh.
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In Grade B category, five players found place – Renuka Singh Thakur, Jemimah Rodrigues, Shafali Verma, Richa Ghosh and Rajeshwari Gaikwad.
Leg-spinner Poonam Yadav, who was in Category A last year, has no contract after falling down the pecking order. She last played for India in March 2022.
Veteran fast bowler Shikha Pandey, who made a surprise comeback for the T20 World Cup in South Africa, finds herself without a contract and so does wicketkeeper Tania Bhatia.
The Grade C category where a player earns INR 10 lakhs includes Meghna Singh, Devika Vaidya, Sabbineni Meghna, Anjali Sarwani, Pooja Vastrakar, Sneh Rana, Radha Yadav, Harleen Deol and Yastika Bhatia.
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Earlier last year, BCCI Secretary Jai Shah announced on Thursday that the match fees for both male and female players would be the same.
“I am happy to announce BCCI’s first step towards tackling discrimination. We are implementing a pay equity policy for our contracted women cricketers. Match fees will be the same for both male and female cricketers as Indian cricket ushers in a new era of gender equality.
As per the newly introduced system, Harmanpreet Kaur & Co. will earn match fees of Rs 15 lakh per Test, Rs 6 lakh per ODI and Rs 3 lakh per T20 at par with their male counterparts.
“Women cricketers will be paid the same match fees as their male counterparts. Test (INR 15 Lakh), ODI (INR 6 Lakh), T20I (INR 3 Lakh). Pay equity was my commitment to our women cricketers and I thank the Apex Council for their support. Jai Hind,” he said.
Meanwhile, the BCCI recently organized the inaugural season of the Women’s Premier League which proved to be a huge success. Mumbai Indians Women emerged as the champions of the inaugural edition after defeating Delhi Capitals. While the BCCI is planning to extend the window for the next season of the WPL.
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