Mandhana Appointed as New Captain of Indian Women's Cricket Team, Replacing Harmanpreet
India's celebrated women's cricket captain, Harmanpreet Kaur, has announced her retirement from the leadership role across all three formats of the game, paving the way for opening batter Smriti Mandhana to take over the reins. Harmanpreet, now 37, will step aside after a historic tenure that included guiding India to its inaugural global title at the 2025 Women's 50‑over World Cup, which was hos…
Oct. 6, 2026, 8:45 a.m.