The Indian women’s basketball team will be headed by Shireen Limaye, an accomplished forward, at the next FIBA Women’s Asia Cup 2021. After failing to win a single match, the squad finished ninth and last in the 2019 edition, which was hosted in India. As a result, India was demoted to Division “B.”
Despite the demotion, the Indian team has kept its spot in the premier continental tournament since FIBA has not organised the Division “B” event for the past two years due to the COVID-19 epidemic.
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The 26-year-old striker is one of five players who have been retained in India’s revamped squad. India, ranked 70th in the world, competes in Group A, with Japan (8), South Korea (19), and New Zealand (36). On September 27, the FIBA Women’s Asia Cup 2021, which will be held in the Prince Hamza Hall in Amman, will begin.
The final is scheduled for 3 October. The event also qualifies for the 2022 Australian FIBA Women’s Basketball World Cup. The world cup will take place with the four best teams from each zone.
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The Indian Squad consists of Shireen Limaye (captain), Sruthi Arvind, S.M. Sahana Sreekala Rani, Stephy Nixon, Madhu Kumari, S. Sathiya, M Nishanthi, Vaishnavi Yadav, Anumaria, S. Pushpa, P.U. Navaneetha. Zoran Visic, the team’s Head Coach, is still in charge, with M Meenalatha and Srinivas Murthy serving as assistant coaches. Ahana Puranik is the team’s physiotherapist.
