Archive · 7 Oct 2026
Harmanpreet Steps Down After Reported Split-Captaincy Proposal
Harmanpreet Kaur has reportedly left her role as captain of India’s women’s cricket team.
One proposal was for her to lead the team in one-day matches and another player to captain the T20 team.
Reports say she was uncomfortable with that plan.
Several former cricket figures said having different captains for different kinds of matches can work.
They offered different reasons, including giving another player leadership experience and allowing selectors to choose captains for each format.
The articles do not say who will become the next captain.
Harmanpreet Kaur reportedly stepped down as India women’s captain across formats after a proposal to divide captaincy.
The reported plan would have kept Harmanpreet as ODI captain while another player led the T20 side.
Former cricketer Karsan Ghavri said separate captains for different formats can be appropriate.
Former cricketer Maninder Singh said players should accept selectors’ decisions and saw no issue with separate white-ball and Test captains.
Nilima Jogalekar and Tushar Arothe also backed the possibility of split captaincy, citing leadership opportunity and management considerations.
- Who
- Harmanpreet Kaur and former cricket figures Karsan Ghavri, Maninder Singh, Nilima Jogalekar and Tushar Arothe.
- What
- Harmanpreet reportedly stepped down as India women’s captain across formats after a proposed split in captaincy.
- Where
- India women’s cricket team.
- Why
- Reports say Harmanpreet was uncomfortable with a proposal to keep her as ODI captain while another player led the T20 side.
Support split captaincy
Prefer one captain across formats
Whether to divide leadership by format
Support split captaincy
Karsan Ghavri, Maninder Singh, Nilima Jogalekar and Tushar Arothe expressed support for, or saw no problem with, having different captains for different formats.
Prefer one captain across formats
The article reports that Harmanpreet was uncomfortable with the proposed arrangement and reportedly stepped down across formats; it does not provide a direct argument from her for retaining one captain.
- Reported proposal
- Harmanpreet to captain the ODI side, with another player leading the T20 side.
- Reported response
- Harmanpreet reportedly chose to step down across formats.
- Karsan Ghavri’s view
- Different formats can have different captains.
- Maninder Singh’s view
- Selectors should make the decision, and separate captains can be suitable.
- Nilima Jogalekar’s view
- She suggested Harmanpreet may want to focus on batting and give Smriti leadership experience.
- Tushar Arothe’s view
- He said there is nothing wrong with assigning captaincy by format.