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.

India
FIBA ranking60 Increase 19 (8 August 2025)[1]
Joined FIBA1936
FIBA zoneFIBA Asia
National federationBasketball Federation of India
CoachBaskar Sappaniambalam
Nickname(s)Indian 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 place 2014 Goa
South Asian Games
Gold medal – first place 2019 Kathmandu

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]

Performance record

Asia Cup

Main article: FIBA Women's Asia Cup
Year Rank Played Won Lost PF PA PD
Malaysia1970 10th
Hong Kong1980 7th
Japan1982 9th
China1984 7th
Malaysia1986 7th
Hong Kong1988 8th
Singapore1990 7th
South Korea1992 6th
Thailand1997 9th
Thailand2001 8th
Japan2004 7th
China2005 10th
South Korea2007 7th
India2009 6th
Japan2011 6th
Thailand2013 5th
China2015 6th
India2017 9th
India2019 8th
Jordan2021 8th
China2025 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
India 1982 5th 4 0 4 0 0 0
China 2010 7th 3 0 3 0 0 0
South Korea 2014 6th 3 1 2 0 0 0
Indonesia 2018 9th 4 0 4 0 0 0
China 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 Australia Melbourne, Australia 8th
2018 Australia Gold Coast, Australia 8th

South Asian Championship

Main article: SABA Women's Championship
Year Host Position
2016 Nepal Kathmandu, Nepal Did not participate
2022 Maldives Malé, Maldives
2025 India New Delhi, India 1st

South Asian Games

Main article: Basketball at the South Asian Games
Year Host Position
2019 Nepal Kathmandu, Nepal 1st
2026 Pakistan Lahore, Pakistan TBD

Lusofonia Games

Main article: Basketball at the Lusofonia Games
Year Host Position
2014 India Goa, India 3rd

William Jones Cup

Main article: William Jones Cup
Year Rank Played Won Lost PF PA PD
Taiwan 2011 4th 0 0 0 0 0 0
Taiwan 2017 6th 0 0 0 0 0 0
Taiwan 2018 6th 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 3/41 0 0 0 0 0 -0

Results and fixtures

  Win   Loss   Fixture

2025

23 February   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   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   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 Kazakhstan  68–85   Shenzhen
14:00 Scoring by quarter: 20–14, 13–25, 14–30, 21–16
Boxscore Arena: Shenzhen Bay Sports Center
14 July   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   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   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   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 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

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 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

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 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)
  • India 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 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)
  • India Meenalatha Mohan
  • India 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

  • 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
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

  • 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.[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

Former players

See also

References

  1. ^ "FIBA Ranking Presented by Nike". FIBA. 8 August 2025. Retrieved 8 August 2025.
  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. ^ "India". FIBA. Retrieved 6 July 2025.
  5. ^ "Sister act out to help India survive in top tier at FIBA Women's Asia Cup". FIBA. 15 September 2021.
  6. ^ "Team Roster India". fiba.basketball. Retrieved 27 September 2021.
  7. ^ "2011 Roster".
  8. ^ "2009 Roster".
  9. ^ Indian Women National Team 2007 Archived 4 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine.
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