Jemimah Rodrigues will get more money. (Photo- PTI)
BCCI Central Contract: The new central contract of the Indian women’s cricket team is going to be announced soon. However, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has decided how many players will get central contracts this time. According to a report, a total of 21 women players will be given central contracts for the current season, last time this number was only 16. At the same time, India’s star batsman Jemimah Rodrigues is going to benefit the most.
Jemimah Rodrigues will get more money
Like last time, captain Harmanpreet Kaur, vice-captain Smriti Mandhana and all-rounder Deepti Sharma are once again included in Grade A. At the same time, Jemimah Rodrigues has also got promotion and her entry has also been made in Grade A, earlier she was in Grade B. These players will get Rs 50 lakh annually. On the other hand, Renuka Thakur, Shefali Verma, Richa Ghosh, Sneh Rana are going to get places in Grade B. Sneh Rana was part of Grade C last time. Who will get Rs 30 lakh.
These players will get place in Grade C
Grade C includes the names of Radha Yadav, Amanjot Kaur, Pratika Rawal, Kranti Gaur, Uma Chhetri, Arundhati Reddy, Sri Charani, Yastika Bhatia, Harleen Deol, Kashvi Gautam, G Kamalini, Vaishnavi Sharma and Tejal. These players will get Rs 10 lakh every year. Let us tell you, Pratika Rawal, Kranti Gaur, Shri Charani, Kashvi Gautam, G Kamalini, Vaishnavi Sharma and Tejal are going to be a part of the central contract for the first time. Apart from these, Harleen Deol is returning, who was not a part of the list last time. But Pooja Vastrakar, Shreyanka Patil and Titas Sadhu have not been able to retain their central contracts. Apart from the central contract, the players of the Indian women’s cricket team also get money for every match. Test fees will be Rs 15 lakh, ODI Rs 6 lakh and T20 Rs 3 lakh per match.
BCCI Central Contract List
grade A: Harmanpreet Kaur, Smriti Mandhana, Jemimah Rodrigues, Deepti Sharma.
grade B: Renuka Thakur, Shefali Verma, Richa Ghosh, Sneh Rana.
Grade C: Radha Yadav, Amanjot Kaur, Pratika Rawal, Kranti Gaur, Uma Chhetri, Arundhati Reddy, Sri Charani, Yastika Bhatia, Harleen Deol, Kashvi Gautam, G Kamalini, Vaishnavi Sharma, Tejal.