India women's national basketball team

For the men's team, see India men's national basketball team. For 3x3 women's team, see India women's national 3x3 team.

The India women's national basketball team is the team representing India at the international basketball level. It is controlled 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]

India

FIBA ranking	79 2 (9 February 2025)[1]
Joined FIBA	1936
FIBA zone	FIBA Asia
National federation	Basketball Federation of India
Coach	Baskar Sappaniambalam
Nickname(s)	Indian Cagers
Olympic Games
Appearances	None
World Cup
Appearances	None
Asia Cup
Appearances	21
Medals	None
Asian Games
Appearances	5
Medals	None
South Asian Championship
Appearances	1
Medals	(2025)
Home Away
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 2014 Goa South Asian Games 2019 Kathmandu

Performance record

Asia Cup

Main article: FIBA Women's Asia Cup

Year	Rank	Played	Won	Lost	PF	PA	PD
1970	10th
1980	7th
1982	9th
1984	7th
1986	7th
1988	8th
1990	7th
1992	6th
1997	9th
2001	8th
2004	7th
2005	10th
2007	7th
2009	6th
2011	6th
2013	5th
2015	6th
2017	9th
2019	8th
2021	8th
2025	13th
Total	21/31	114	41	73	0	0	-0

Asian Games

Main article: Basketball at the Asian Games

Year	Rank	Played	Won	Lost	PF	PA	PD
1982	5th	4	0	4	0	0	0
2010	7th	3	0	3	0	0	0
2014	6th	3	1	2	0	0	0
2018	9th	4	0	4	0	0	0
2022	6th	4	2	2	0	0	0
Total	5/13	18	3	15	0	0	-0

Commonwealth Games

Main article: Basketball at the Commonwealth Games

Year	Host	Position
2006	Melbourne, Australia	8th
2018	Gold Coast, Australia	8th

South Asian Championship

Main article: SABA Women's Championship

Year	Host	Position
2016	Kathmandu, Nepal	Did not participate
2022	Malé, Maldives
2025	New Delhi, India	1st

South Asian Games

Main article: Basketball at the South Asian Games

Year	Host	Position
2019	Kathmandu, Nepal	1st
2026	Lahore, Pakistan	TBD

Lusofonia Games

Main article: Basketball at the Lusofonia Games

Year	Host	Position
2014	Goa, India	3rd

William Jones Cup

Main article: William Jones Cup

Year	Rank	Played	Won	Lost	PF	PA	PD
2011	4th	0	0	0	0	0	0
2017	6th	0	0	0	0	0	0
2018	6th	0	0	0	0	0	0
Total	3/41	0	0	0	0	0	-0

Results and fixtures

  Win   Loss   Fixture

2025

India  v    Nepal

23 February 2025 SABA Championship	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

India  v  Maldives

25 February 2025 SABA Championship	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

India  v  Maldives

26 February 2025 SABA Championship	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

Kazakhstan  v  India

13 July 2025 FIBA Asia Cup Div B	Kazakhstan	68–85	India	Shenzhen
14:00	Scoring by quarter: 20–14, 13–25, 14–30, 21–16
		Boxscore		Arena: Shenzhen Bay Sports Center

India  v  Chinese Taipei

14 July 2025 FIBA Asia Cup Div B	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

India  v  Tahiti

16 July 2025 FIBA Asia Cup Div B	India	78–55	Tahiti	Shenzhen
11:00	Scoring by quarter: 25–14, 21–12, 15–15, 17–15
		Boxscore		Arena: Shenzhen Bay Sports Center

India  v  Thailand

18 July 2025 FIBA Asia Cup Div B	India	76–93	Thailand	Shenzhen
11:00	Scoring by quarter: 18–20, 15–19, 18–29, 25–25
		Boxscore		Arena: Shenzhen Bay Sports Center

India  v  Kazakhstan

19 July 2025 FIBA Asia Cup Div B	India	103–77	Kazakhstan	Shenzhen
13:30	Scoring by quarter: 26–22, 32–12, 21–26, 24–17
		Boxscore		Arena: Shenzhen Bay Sports Center

Team

2025 roster

Roster for the 2025 FIBA Women's Asia Cup Div B.^[4]

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

Past rosters

2025 SABA Women's Championship

2025 SABA Women's Championship

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

2022 Asian Games

2022 Asian Games

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

2021 FIBA Women's Asia Cup

2021 FIBA Women's Asia Cup

Roster for the 2021 FIBA Women's Asia Cup.^[5][6]

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

2011 FIBA Asia Championship for Women

2011 FIBA Asia Championship for Women

Jersey number	Position	Name	Year of birth	Height (cm)	State[7]
4	FORWARD	Akanksha Singh	1982	168	Delhi
5	CENTER	Kiranjit Kaur	1988	182	Punjab
6	CENTER	Geethu Anna Jose	1985	185	Railways
7	GUARD	Anitha Pauldurai	1985	170	Railways
8	GUARD	Pushpa	1989	173	Railways
9	GUARD	Sonika olhyan	1989	168	Delhi
10	FORWARD	Kritika Laxman	1990	175	Karnataka
11	FORWARD	Smriti	1991	175	Railways
12	FORWARD	Shireen Limaye	1996	175	Maharashtra
13	FORWARD	Raspreet Sidhu	1989	168	Delhi
14	GUARD	Prashanti Singh	1984	173	Delhi
15	FORWARD	Kokila	1990	168	Tamil Nadu

Coaching Staff

• 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

Jersey number	Position	Name	Year of birth	Height (cm)	State[8]
4	FORWARD	Akanksha Singh	1989	174	Delhi
5	CENTER	Kiranjit Kaur	1988	182	Punjab
6	CENTER	Geethu Anna Jose	1985	185	Railways
7	GUARD	Varun Bahl	1985	170	Slums
8	GUARD	Pratima Singh	1990	173	Delhi
9	GUARD	Sonika olhyan	1989	168	Delhi
10	FORWARD	Kritika Laxman	1990	175	Karnataka
11	GUARD	Anju Lakra	1983	164	Railways
12	GUARD	Harjeet Kaur	1986	186	Delhi
13	FORWARD	Raspreet Sidhu	1989	168	Delhi
14	GUARD	Prashanti Singh	1984	173	Delhi
15	FORWARD	Shiba Maggon	1976	173	Delhi

Coaching Staff

• 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.^[9]

Jersey number	Position	Name	Year of birth	Height (cm)	State
4	FORWARD	Divya Singh	1982	174	Delhi
5	CENTER	Kiranjit Kaur	1988	182	Punjab
6	CENTER	Geethu Anna Jose	1985	185	Railways
7	GUARD	Anitha Pauldurai	1985	170	Railways
8	GUARD	Manisha Kaprekar	1979	170	Railways
9	GUARD	Akanksha Singh	1989	168	Delhi
10	FORWARD	Rashmi Channegowda	1986	176	Maharashtra
11	GUARD	Anju Lakra	1983	164	Railways
12	GUARD	Bharti Netam	1986	165	Chhattisgarh
13	FORWARD	Raspreet Sidhu	1989	168	Delhi
14	GUARD	Prashanti Singh	1984	173	Delhi
15	FORWARD	Seema Singh	1983	176	Railways

Coaching staff

• Sat Prakash Yadav – Head Coach women team
• Dimal C Mathew – Asst Coach

Former players

• Geethu Anna Jose
• Prashanti Singh
• Akanksha Singh
• Shireen Limaye
• Manisha Dange
• Anitha Pauldurai

See also

• India men's national basketball team
• India women's national under-19 basketball team
• India women's national under-17 basketball team
• India women's national 3x3 team