India women's national basketball team

India
FIBA ranking	62 2 (18 March 2026)
Joined FIBA	1936
FIBA zone	FIBA Asia
National federation	Basketball Federation of India
Coach	Baskar Sappaniambalam
Nickname	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
Lusofonia Games
South Asian Games
SABA Championship

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]

Performance record

Asia Cup

Year	Rank	Played	Won	Lost	PF	PA	PD
1970	10th	9	0	9	402	906	−504
1980	7th	5	2	3	323	360	−37
1982	9th	4	0	4	191	306	−115
1984	7th	6	2	4	376	458	−82
1986	7th	6	2	4	391	483	−92
1988	8th	8	1	7	444	736	−292
1990	7th	5	4	1	262	296	−34
1992	6th	6	1	5	299	603	−304
1997	9th	4	3	1	293	216	77
2001	8th	5	3	2	452	388	64
2004	7th	3	2	1	236	217	19
2005	10th	5	3	2	383	315	68
2007	7th	6	6	0	568	342	226
2009	6th	6	1	5	371	553	–182
2011	6th	6	1	5	307	461	–154
2013	5th	6	2	4	334	493	–159
2015	6th	6	0	6	314	593	–279
2017	9th	5	5	0	427	311	116
2019	8th	4	0	4	225	379	–154
2021	8th	4	0	4	234	426	–192
2025	13th	5	3	2	381	376	5
Total	21/31	114	41	73	7,213	9,218	-2,005

Asian Games

Year	Rank	Played	Won	Lost	PF	PA	PD
1982	5th	4	0	4	203	449	-246
2010	7th	3	0	3	137	267	-130
2014	6th	3	1	2	152	188	-36
2018	9th	4	0	4	242	336	-94
2022	6th	4	2	2	244	315	-71
Total	5/13	18	3	15	978	1,555	-577

Commonwealth Games

Year	Host	Rank	Played	Won	Lost	PF	PA	PD
2006	Melbourne, Australia	6th	5	2	3	285	379	–94
2018	Gold Coast, Australia	8th	3	0	3	184	241	–57
Total		2/2	8	2	6	469	620	-151

South Asian Championship

Year	Host	Rank	Played	Won	Lost	PF	PA	PD
2016	Kathmandu, Nepal	Did not participate
2022	Malé, Maldives	Did not participate
2025	New Delhi, India	1st	2	2	2	226	57	169

South Asian Games

Year	Host	Rank	Played	Won	Lost	PF	PA	PD
2019^[4]	Kathmandu, Nepal	1st	4	4	0	553	156	397
2027	Lahore, Pakistan	TBD

Lusofonia Games

Year	Host	Rank	Played	Won	Lost	PF	PA	PD
2014	Goa, India	3rd	3	1	2	214	203	11

William Jones Cup

Year	Rank	Played	Won	Lost	PF	PA	PD
2011	4th	4	1	3	235	325	-90
2017	6th	5	0	5	245	416	-171
2018	6th	5	0	5	232	509	-277
Total	3/41	14	1	13	712	1250	-538

Results and fixtures

Win Loss Fixture

2025

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.^[5]

India women's national basketball team roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	No.	Name	Age – Date of birth	Height	Club
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

India women's national basketball team roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	No.	Name	Age – Date of birth	Height	Club
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

India women's national basketball team roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	No.	Name	Age – Date of birth	Height	Club
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

Roster for the 2021 FIBA Women's Asia Cup.^[6]^[7]

India women's national basketball team roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	No.	Name	Age – Date of birth	Height	Club
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

Jersey number	Position	Name	Year of birth	Height (cm)	State^[8]
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

Jersey number	Position	Name	Year of birth	Height (cm)	State^[9]
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

The following is the Indian women squad that participated in the 2007 FIBA Asia Championship for Women in Korea.^[10]

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

References

^ "FIBA Ranking Presented by Nike". FIBA. 18 March 2026. Retrieved 18 March 2026.
^ "India pip Kazakhstan in Asia Cup".
^ "Which teams will be fighting for promotion at FIBA Women's Asia Cup Division B?". FIBA. 11 October 2021. Retrieved 29 November 2021.
^ "South Asian Games 2019: India wins gold in all formats and categories of basketball event".
^ "India". FIBA. Retrieved 6 July 2025.
^ "Sister act out to help India survive in top tier at FIBA Women's Asia Cup". FIBA. 15 September 2021.
^ "Team Roster India". fiba.basketball. Retrieved 27 September 2021.
^ "2011 Roster".
^ "2009 Roster".
^ Indian Women National Team 2007 Archived 4 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine.
^ "Shireen Vijay Limaye".

External links

[FIBA_Women's_World_Rankings-1] "FIBA Ranking Presented by Nike". FIBA. 18 March 2026. Retrieved 18 March 2026.

[2] "India pip Kazakhstan in Asia Cup".

[3] "Which teams will be fighting for promotion at FIBA Women's Asia Cup Division B?". FIBA. 11 October 2021. Retrieved 29 November 2021.

[4] "South Asian Games 2019: India wins gold in all formats and categories of basketball event".

[5] "India". FIBA. Retrieved 6 July 2025.

[6] "Sister act out to help India survive in top tier at FIBA Women's Asia Cup". FIBA. 15 September 2021.

[7] "Team Roster India". fiba.basketball. Retrieved 27 September 2021.

[8] "2011 Roster".

[9] "2009 Roster".

[10] Indian Women National Team 2007 Archived 4 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine.

[11] "Shireen Vijay Limaye".

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v t e National women's basketball teams of Asia under FIBA Asia
FIBA Women's Asia Cup
CABA (5)	Kazakhstan Kyrgyzstan Tajikistan Turkmenistan Uzbekistan
EABA (8)	China Chinese Taipei Hong Kong Japan Macau Mongolia North Korea South Korea
GBA (6)	Bahrain Kuwait Oman Qatar Saudi Arabia United Arab Emirates
SABA (8)	Afghanistan Bangladesh Bhutan India Maldives Nepal Pakistan Sri Lanka
SEABA (10)	Brunei Cambodia Indonesia Laos Malaysia Myanmar Philippines Singapore Thailand Vietnam
WABA (7)	Iran Iraq Jordan Lebanon Palestine Syria Yemen
FIBA Oceania

Performance record

Asia Cup

Asian Games

Commonwealth Games

South Asian Championship

South Asian Games

Lusofonia Games

William Jones Cup

Results and fixtures

2025

Team

2025 roster

Past rosters

Former players

See also

References

External links