On Thursday (April 27), the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) announced the annual player retainership for the senior women’s team for the 2022-23 season. Captain Harmanpreet Kaur — who led her franchise Mumbai Indians (MI to the inaugural Women’s Premier League (WPL) — and her deputy Smriti Mandha along with all-rounder Deepti Sharma have retained their Grade A category whereas the likes of Renuka Singh Thakur, Jemimah Rodrigues, Shafali Verma, Richa Ghosh, and Rajeshwari Gayakwad are in the Grade B category.

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Meanwhile, Meghna Singh, Devika Vaidya, Sabbineni Meghana, Anjali Sarvani, Pooja Vastrakar, Sneh Rana, Radha Yadav, Harleen Deol, and Yastika Bhatia find themselves in the Grade C category.

In the BCCI press release, it stated, “The Board of Control for Cricket in India on Thursday announced the Annual Player Contracts for Team India (Senior Women) for the 2022-23 season.”

The Board of Control for Cricket in India on Thursday announced the Annual Player Contracts for Team India (Senior Women) for the 2022-23 season.

The grade structures are as under:- 

Grade	S.No.	Name
A	1	Ms. Harmanpreet Kaur
	2	Ms. Smriti Mandhana
	3	Ms. Deepti Sharma
B	1	Ms Renuka Thakur
	2	Ms. Jemimah Rodrigues
	3	Ms. Shafali Verma
	4	Ms. Richa Ghosh
	5	Ms. Rajeshwari Gayakwad
C	1	Ms. Meghna Singh
	2	Ms. Devika Vaidya
	3	Ms. Sabbineni Meghana
	4	Ms. Anjali Sarvani
	5	Ms. Pooja Vastrakar
	6	Ms. Sneh Rana
	7	Ms. Radha Yadav
	8	Ms. Harleen Deol
	9	Ms. Yastika Bhatia

Women’s cricket is surely on the rise in the country. Over the years, it has made rapid strides. Last year, the BCCI Secretary Jay Shah, in a historic announcement, revealed that the match fees will be the same for both women and men. “I’m pleased to announce BCCI’s first step towards tackling discrimination. We are implementing a pay equity policy for our contracted women cricketers. The match fee for both Men and Women Cricketers will be the same as we move into a new era of gender equality in Indian Cricket,” Shah said.

“The women cricketers will be paid the same match fee as their male counterparts. Test (INR 15 lakhs), ODI (INR 6 lakhs), T20I (INR 3 lakhs). Pay equity was my commitment to our women cricketers and I thank the Apex Council for their support. Jai Hind,” he added.

This year, WPL’s commencement also made heads turn. The inaugural edition was a huge hit among cricket fans in the country. 

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