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 19 (8 August 2025)[1]
Joined FIBA1936
FIBA zoneFIBA Asia
National federationBasketball Federation of India
CoachBaskar Sappaniambalam
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
2014 Goa
South Asian Games
2019 Kathmandu
SABA Championship
2025 New Delhi

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

Main article: FIBA Women's 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

Main article: Basketball at the 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

Main article: Basketball at the 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

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

South Asian Games

Main article: Basketball at the 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

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

William Jones Cup

Main article: 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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)
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)
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)
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.[6][7]

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
Assistant coach(es)
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[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

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

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

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. ^ "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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