The Board of Control for Cricket in India introduced the Annual Player Contracts for the India Women group for the interval from October 2020 to September 2021. The contracts are divided into three classes – Grade A (Rs 50 lakh), Grade B (Rs 30 lakh) and Grade C (Rs 10 lakh). Harmanpreet Kaur, Smriti Mandhana and Poonam Yadav are in Grade A, as they have been final yr.
One-Day International captain Mithali Raj and senior bowler Jhulan Goswami, who’ve retired from T20Is, are in Grade B. Teen sensation Shafali Verma has been promoted from Grade C to Grade B. Punam Raut and Rajeshwari Gayakwad too have been moved from Grade C to Grade B.
