The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has officially announced the Annual Player Retainership for the 2025โ26 season, covering both the Indian Menโs and Womenโs senior teams. The retainership list categorizes players into Grade A, B, and C based on their performance, consistency, and contribution to Indian cricket.
This announcement highlights the core group of players who will continue to represent India across formats and remain central to the teamโs plans for upcoming international tournaments.
๐ฎ๐ณ Team India (Senior Men) โ Player Retainership 2025โ26
โญ Grade A
- Shubman Gill
- Jasprit Bumrah
- Ravindra Jadeja
โญ Grade B
- Washington Sundar
- Rohit Sharma
- Virat Kohli
- KL Rahul
- Mohammed Siraj
- Hardik Pandya
- Rishabh Pant
- Kuldeep Yadav
- Yashasvi Jaiswal
- Suryakumar Yadav
- Shreyas Iyer
โญ Grade C
- Axar Patel
- Tilak Varma
- Rinku Singh
- Shivam Dube
- Sanju Samson
- Arshdeep Singh
- Prasidh Krishna
- Akash Deep
- Dhruv Jurel
- Harshit Rana
- Varun Chakravarthy
- Nitish Kumar Reddy
- Abhishek Sharma
- Sai Sudharsan
- Ravi Bishnoi
- Ruturaj Gaikwad
๐ฎ๐ณ Team India (Senior Women) โ Player Retainership 2025โ26
โญ Grade A
- Harmanpreet Kaur
- Smriti Mandhana
- Jemimah Rodrigues
- Deepti Sharma
โญ Grade B
- Renuka Thakur
- Shafali Verma
- Richa Ghosh
- Sneh Rana
โญ Grade C
- Radha Yadav
- Amanjot Kaur
- Pratika Rawal
- Kranti Gaud
- Uma Chetry
- Arundhati Reddy
- Sree Charani
- Yastika Bhatia
- Harleen Deol
- Kashvee Gautam
- G Kamalini
- Vaishnavi Sharma
- Tejal Hasabnis
๐ What This Means for Indian Cricket
The retainership list reflects BCCIโs focus on maintaining a strong core of experienced players while also promoting young and emerging talents. Senior stars like Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, Smriti Mandhana, and Harmanpreet Kaur continue to play a crucial role, while rising players such as Yashasvi Jaiswal, Rinku Singh, Shafali Verma, and Sai Sudharsan highlight the future of Indian cricket.
With major ICC events and bilateral series ahead, these retained players are expected to form the backbone of Team Indiaโs preparations.
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