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The India women's national basketball team represents India in international women's basketball. It is governed by the Basketball Federation of India.[2] At the 2017 FIBA Women's Asia Cup, India was promoted to Division A after beating Kazakhstan 75–73 in the Final.[3][4][5]

FIBA ranking62 Decrease 2 (18 March 2026)[1]
Joined FIBA1936
FIBA zoneFIBA Asia
National federationBasketball Federation of India
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India
FIBA ranking62 Decrease 2 (18 March 2026)[1]
Joined FIBA1936
FIBA zoneFIBA Asia
National federationBasketball Federation of India
CoachUnited States Sarah Gayler
NicknameIndian Cagers
Olympic Games
AppearancesNone
World Cup
AppearancesNone
Asia Cup
Appearances21
MedalsNone
Asian Games
Appearances5
MedalsNone
South Asian Championship
Appearances1
Medals (2025)
Medal record
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
SABA Championship 1 0 0
Lusofonia Games 0 0 1
South Asian Games 1 0 0
Total 2 0 1
Lusofonia Games
Bronze medal – third place2014 Goa
South Asian Games
Gold medal – first place2019 Kathmandu
SABA Championship
Gold medal – first place2025 New Delhi
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Performance record

Asia Cup

Main article: FIBA Women's Asia Cup
More information Year, Rank ...
Year Rank Played Won Lost PF PA PD
Malaysia 1970 10th 9 0 9 402 906 −504
Hong Kong 1980 7th 5 2 3 323 360 −37
Japan 1982 9th 4 0 4 191 306 −115
China 1984 7th 6 2 4 376 458 −82
Malaysia 1986 7th 6 2 4 391 483 −92
Hong Kong 1988 8th 8 1 7 444 736 −292
Singapore 1990 7th 5 4 1 262 296 −34
South Korea 1992 6th 6 1 5 299 603 −304
Thailand 1997 9th 4 3 1 293 216 77
Thailand 2001 8th 5 3 2 452 388 64
Japan 2004 7th 3 2 1 236 217 19
China 2005 10th 5 3 2 383 315 68
South Korea 2007 7th 6 6 0 568 342 226
India 2009 6th 6 1 5 371 553 –182
Japan 2011 6th 6 1 5 307 461 –154
Thailand 2013 5th 6 2 4 334 493 –159
China 2015 6th 6 0 6 314 593 –279
India 2017 9th 5 5 0 427 311 116
India 2019 8th 4 0 4 225 379 –154
Jordan 2021 8th 4 0 4 234 426 –192
China 2025 13th 5 3 2 381 376 5
Total21/3111441737,2139,218-2,005
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Asian Games

Main article: Basketball at the Asian Games
More information Year, Rank ...
Year Rank Played Won Lost PF PA PD
India 1982 5th404203449-246
China 2010 7th303137267-130
South Korea 2014 6th312152188-36
Indonesia 2018 9th404242336-94
China 2022 6th422244315-71
Total5/13183159781,555-577
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Commonwealth Games

Main article: Basketball at the Commonwealth Games
More information Year, Host ...
Year Host Rank Played Won Lost PF PA PD
2006 Australia Melbourne, Australia 6th 5 2 3 285 379 –94
2018 Australia Gold Coast, Australia 8th 3 0 3 184 241 –57
Total2/2826469620-151
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South Asian Championship

Main article: SABA Women's Championship
More information Year, Host ...
Year Host Rank Played Won Lost PF PA PD
2016 Nepal Kathmandu, Nepal Did not participate
2022 Maldives Malé, Maldives
2025 India New Delhi, India 1st 2 2 2 226 57 169
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South Asian Games

Main article: Basketball at the South Asian Games
More information Year, Host ...
Year Host Rank Played Won Lost PF PA PD
2019[6] Nepal Kathmandu, Nepal 1st 4 4 0 553 156 397
2027 Pakistan Lahore, Pakistan TBD
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Lusofonia Games

Main article: Basketball at the Lusofonia Games
More information Year, Host ...
Year Host Rank Played Won Lost PF PA PD
2014 India Goa, India 3rd 3 1 2 214 203 11
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William Jones Cup

Main article: William Jones Cup
More information Year, Rank ...
Year Rank Played Won Lost PF PA PD
Taiwan 2011 4th413235325-90
Taiwan 2017 6th505245416-171
Taiwan 2018 6th505232509-277
Total3/41141137121250-538
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Results and fixtures

  Win   Loss   Fixture

2025

More information New Delhi ...
23 February India  113–32    Nepal New Delhi
16:00 Scoring by quarter: 23–6, 19–4, 36–9, 35–13
Report Arena: KD Jadhav Indoor Stadium
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25 February India  113–25  Maldives New Delhi
16:00 Scoring by quarter: 26–8, 30–5, 24–7, 33–5
Report Arena: KD Jadhav Indoor Stadium
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26 February India  107–32  Maldives New Delhi
19:00 Scoring by quarter: 19–10, 30–7, 27–5, 31–10
Report Arena: KD Jadhav Indoor Stadium
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13 July Kazakhstan  68–85  India Shenzhen
14:00 Scoring by quarter: 20–14, 13–25, 14–30, 21–16
Boxscore Arena: Shenzhen Bay Sports Center
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14 July India  39–83  Chinese Taipei Shenzhen
14:00 Scoring by quarter: 10–19, 9–20, 10–18, 10–26
Boxscore Arena: Shenzhen Bay Sports Center
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16 July India  78–55  Tahiti Shenzhen
11:00 Scoring by quarter: 25–14, 21–12, 15–15, 17–15
Boxscore Arena: Shenzhen Bay Sports Center
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18 July India  76–93  Thailand Shenzhen
11:00 Scoring by quarter: 18–20, 15–19, 18–29, 25–25
Boxscore Arena: Shenzhen Bay Sports Center
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19 July India  103–77  Kazakhstan Shenzhen
13:30 Scoring by quarter: 26–22, 32–12, 21–26, 24–17
Boxscore Arena: Shenzhen Bay Sports Center
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Team

2025 roster

Roster for the 2025 FIBA Women's Asia Cup Div B.[7]

More information Players, Coaches ...
India women's national basketball team roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.NameAge – Date of birthHeightClubCtr.
PG 1 Siya Deodhar 22 – (2003-04-28)28 April 2003 1.66 m (5 ft 5 in) Maharashtra India
PF 3 Sreekala Rani (C) 24 – (2001-01-19)19 January 2001 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) Kerala India
PG 6 Sathya Krishnamurthi 21 – (2004-05-25)25 May 2004 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) Railways India
SG 7 Priyanka Prabhakara 26 – (1998-10-03)3 October 1998 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) Karnataka India
PG 9 Dharshini Thirunavukkarasu 25 – (2000-03-27)27 March 2000 1.69 m (5 ft 7 in) Railways India
SF 10 Susan Florentina 26 – (1999-02-18)18 February 1999 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) Kerala India
C 11 Aneesha Cleetus 25 – (1999-10-11)11 October 1999 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) Kerala India
C 13 Anmolpreet Kaur 25 – (1999-11-24)24 November 1999 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) Yamanashi Queenbees Japan
C 14 Sanjana Ramesh 24 – (2001-04-12)12 April 2001 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) Karnataka India
C 18 Pushpa Senthil Kumar 23 – (2001-09-18)18 September 2001 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) Indian Railways India
C 24 Krithika Sureshbabu 22 – (2002-11-12)12 November 2002 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) Tamil Nadu India
C 27 Sruthy Rathinavel 23 – (2001-10-27)27 October 2001 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) Tamil Nadu India
Head coach
  • India Baskar Sappaniambalam
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Club – describes last
    club before the tournament
  • Age – describes age
    on 13 July 2025
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Past rosters

2025 SABA Women's Championship

2025 SABA Women's Championship
More information Players, Coaches ...
India women's national basketball team roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.NameAge – Date of birthHeightClubCtr.
SG 3 Sreekala Rani (C) 24 – (2001-01-19)19 January 2001 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) Kerala India
PG 6 Sathya Krishnamurthi 20 – (2004-05-25)25 May 2004 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) Railways India
PG 9 Dharshini Thirunavukkarasu 24 – (2000-03-27)27 March 2000 1.69 m (5 ft 7 in) Railways India
SF 10 Susan Florentina 26 – (1999-02-18)18 February 1999 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) Kerala India
C 11 Aneesha Cleetus 25 – (1999-10-11)11 October 1999 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) Kerala India
C 12 Manmeet Kaur 19 – (2005-11-11)11 November 2005 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) Punjab India
SF 14 Sanjana Ramesh 23 – (2001-04-12)12 April 2001 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) Karnataka India
PF 15 Harshitha Bopaiah 24 – (2000-07-31)31 July 2000 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) Railways India
C 24 Krithika Sureshbabu 22 – (2002-11-12)12 November 2002 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) Tamil Nadu India
C 27 Sruthy Rathinavel 23 – (2001-10-27)27 October 2001 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) Tamil Nadu India
SG 45 Harima Sundhari 19 – (2005-10-25)25 October 2005 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) Tamil Nadu India
SG 77 Divyani Gangwal 24 – (2000-06-02)2 June 2000 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) Madhya Pradesh India
Head coach
  • India Baskar Sappaniambalam
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Club – describes last
    club before the tournament
  • Age – describes age
    on 23 February 2025
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2022 Asian Games

2022 Asian Games
More information Players, Coaches ...
India women's national basketball team roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.NameAge – Date of birthHeightClubCtr.
C 8 Pushpa Senthil Kumar 22 – (2001-09-18)18 September 2001 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) Indian Railways India
C 9 Anmolpreet Kaur 23 – (1999-11-24)24 November 1999 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) Yamanashi Queenbees Japan
F 11 Sreekala Rani 22 – (2001-01-19)19 January 2001 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) Kerala India
F 12 Manmeet Kaur 17 – (2005-11-11)11 November 2005 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) Punjab India
C 14 Shireen Limaye (C) 28 – (1995-02-13)13 February 1995 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) Indian Railways India
C 15 Poonam Chaturvedi 28 – (1995-07-01)1 July 1995 2.04 m (6 ft 8 in) Indian Railways India
G 16 Sahana Shivamogga Mohan 21 – (2002-08-17)17 August 2002 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) Karnataka India
F 18 Bhandavya Mahesha 25 – (1998-04-18)18 April 1998 1.63 m (5 ft 4 in) Karnataka India
G 19 Madhu Kumari 28 – (1995-07-09)9 July 1995 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) Indian Railways India
G 20 Kavitha Jose 27 – (1996-01-10)10 January 1996 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) Kerala SEB India
F 21 Sruthy Rathinavel 21 – (2001-10-27)27 October 2001 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) Tamil Nadu India
F 24 Sanjana Ramesh 22 – (2001-04-12)12 April 2001 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) Northern Arizona Lumberjacks United States
Head coach
  • India Baskar Sappaniambalam
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Club – describes last
    club before the tournament
  • Age – describes age
    on 27 September 2023
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2021 FIBA Women's Asia Cup

2021 FIBA Women's Asia Cup

Roster for the 2021 FIBA Women's Asia Cup.[8][9]

More information Players, Coaches ...
India women's national basketball team roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.NameAge – Date of birthHeightClubCtr.
SG 4 Vaishnavi Yadav 19 – (2001-10-10)10 October 2001 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) Uttar Pradesh India
SG 5 Shruthi Arvind 25 – (1996-02-21)21 February 1996 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in) Railways India
C 6 Stephy Nixon 29 – (1992-06-06)6 June 1992 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) KSEB India
PF 8 Sathiya Senthil 24 – (1997-06-12)12 June 1997 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) Railways India
PF 10 Navaneetha Pattemane 27 – (1994-07-28)28 July 1994 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) Railways India
SF 11 Sreekala Rani 20 – (2001-01-19)19 January 2001 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) Kerala India
C 13 Anumaria Chenganamattathil 20 – (2001-05-15)15 May 2001 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) Kerala India
F 14 Shireen Limaye 26 – (1995-02-13)13 February 1995 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) Railways India
SF 16 Sahana Shivamogga 19 – (2002-08-17)17 August 2002 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) Karnataka India
SG 18 Pushpa Senthil 20 – (2001-09-18)18 September 2001 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) Railways India
PG 19 Madhu Kamari 26 – (1995-07-09)9 July 1995 1.64 m (5 ft 5 in) Railways India
PG 25 Nishanthi Masilamani 21 – (1999-10-14)14 October 1999 1.69 m (5 ft 7 in) Railways India
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • Club – describes last
    club before the tournament
  • Age – describes age
    on 27 September 2021
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2011 FIBA Asia Championship for Women

2011 FIBA Asia Championship for Women
More information Jersey number, Position ...
Jersey number Position Name Year of birth Height (cm) State[10]
4FORWARDAkanksha Singh1982168Delhi
5CENTERKiranjit Kaur1988182Punjab
6CENTERGeethu Anna Jose1985185Railways
7GUARDAnitha Pauldurai1985170Railways
8GUARDPushpa1989173Railways
9GUARDSonika olhyan1989168Delhi
10FORWARDKritika Laxman1990175Karnataka
11FORWARDSmriti1991175Railways
12FORWARDShireen Limaye1996175Maharashtra
13FORWARDRaspreet Sidhu1989168Delhi
14GUARDPrashanti Singh1984173Delhi
15FORWARDKokila1990168Tamil Nadu
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Coaching Staff

  • India Pete Guadet – Head Coach women team 2011
  • Abdul Hamid Khan – Asstt. Coach
  • Trainer – Zack

2009 FIBA Asia Championship for Women

2009 FIBA Asia Championship for Women
More information Jersey number, Position ...
Jersey number Position Name Year of birth Height (cm) State[11]
4FORWARDAkanksha Singh1989174Delhi
5CENTERKiranjit Kaur1988182Punjab
6CENTERGeethu Anna Jose1985185Railways
7GUARDVarun Bahl1985170Slums
8GUARDPratima Singh1990173Delhi
9GUARDSonika olhyan1989168Delhi
10FORWARDKritika Laxman1990175Karnataka
11GUARDAnju Lakra1983164Railways
12GUARDHarjeet Kaur1986186Delhi
13FORWARDRaspreet Sidhu1989168Delhi
14GUARDPrashanti Singh1984173Delhi
15FORWARDShiba Maggon1976173Delhi
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Coaching Staff

  • India Jay Prakash Singh – Head Coach women team 2009

2007 FIBA Asia Championship for Women

2007 FIBA Asia Championship for Women

The following is the Indian women squad that participated in the 2007 FIBA Asia Championship for Women in Korea.[12]

More information Jersey number, Position ...
Jersey number Position Name Year of birth Height (cm) State
4FORWARDDivya Singh1982174Delhi
5CENTERKiranjit Kaur1988182Punjab
6CENTERGeethu Anna Jose1985185Railways
7GUARDAnitha Pauldurai1985170Railways
8GUARD Manisha Kaprekar1979170Railways
9GUARDAkanksha Singh1989168Delhi
10FORWARDRashmi Channegowda1986176Maharashtra
11GUARDAnju Lakra1983164Railways
12GUARDBharti Netam1986165Chhattisgarh
13FORWARDRaspreet Sidhu1989168Delhi
14GUARDPrashanti Singh1984173Delhi
15FORWARDSeema Singh1983176Railways
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Former players

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