Experienced forward Shireen Limaye will lead the Indian basketball women's team at the upcoming FIBA Women's Asia Cup 2021. Head coach Zoran Visic has named a relatively inexperienced squad with Sruthi Arvind, S Pushpa, PU Navaneetha and Stephy Nixon the only other players apart from the captain to hold onto their berths. In the 2019 edition, which was held in India, the team failed to register a single win to finish eighth and last. India was relegated to Division "B" as a result.

Despite the relegation, the Indian team has retained its place in the elite continental competition since FIBA could not organise the Division "B" event in the last two years due to the COVID-19 pandemic.