Promising pacer Titas Sadhu, all-rounders Shreyanka Patil, Amanjot Kaur, Arundhati Reddy, and wicketkeeper-batter Uma Chetry have been awarded their maiden BCCI central contracts for the 2024-25 season, all placed in the Grade C category.

Indian women’s team captain Harmanpreet Kaur, vice-captain Smriti Mandhana, and all-rounder Deepti Sharma retained their Grade A contracts, with the highest annual retainer of Rs. 50 lakh.

Notable omissions from Grade C include Meghna Singh, Devika Vaidya, S Meghana, Anjali Sarvani, and Harleen Deol, despite the latter’s recent ODI century.

The Grade B list saw left-arm spinner Rajeshwari Gayakwad dropped; while Renuka Thakur, Jemimah Rodrigues, Richa Ghosh, and Shafali Verma remain in the Rs. 30 lakh bracket.

The BCCI’s central contract list for 2024-25 is as follows:

Grade A: Harmanpreet Kaur, Smriti Mandhana, Deepti Sharma

Grade B: Renuka Singh, Jemimah Rodrigues, Richa Ghosh, Shafali Verma

Grade C: Yastika Bhatia, Radha Yadav, Shreyanka Patil, Titas Sadhu, Arundhati Reddy, Amanjot Kaur, Uma Chetry, Sneh Rana, Pooja Vastrakar

(With IANS inputs)