BCCI announced new central contract; these 16 players got place
The Board of Control for Cricket in India has released the new contract list of women cricketers for the year 2024-25. This time BCCI has announced to give annual central contract to 16 women players of Team India. BCCI has divided the central contract list of women cricketers into three categories.
Out of 16, 3 players have been placed in Grade A. At the same time, 4 players have managed to make their place in Grade B. Apart from these, 9 players have been given place in Grade C. This contract is from October 1, 2024, to September 30, 2025.
At the same time, 4 players are part of Grade B and 9 players are part of Grade C.
BCCI announces new central contract
BCCI has given place to Smriti Mandhana and Deepti Sharma in Grade A category apart from captain Harmanpreet. At the same time, 4 players have got place in Grade B. 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 placed in Grade C. The Board of Control for Cricket in India announced this in a press release.
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According to media reports, Harmanpreet Kaur, Smriti Mandhana and Deepti Sharma included in Grade A will get Rs 50 lakh each. At the same time, Renuka Thakur, Jemima Rodrigues, Richa Ghosh and Shefali Verma will be given Rs 30 lakh each. Apart from these, all the 9 players included in Grade C will get 10 lakh rupees per year. Last year also the same amount was given for all three grades.
Much less money than male players
Let us tell you that BCCI gives the same match fees to male and female players. But there is a huge difference in the central contract. There are four categories in the central contract list of male players, including Grade A Plus, players of this grade get 7 crore rupees.
Summary
At the same time, players in Grade A category get 5 crore rupees, Grade B gets 3 crore rupees and players in Grade C get 1 crore rupees annually.
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