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Harmanpreet Kaur Steps Down, Smriti Mandhana Tipped to Lead
Harmanpreet Kaur has stopped being the captain of India's women's cricket team.
She led the team for many years in all three kinds of international cricket.
She said the choice was hard, but she feels the team is ready for the future.
She also wants to keep playing cricket, just without being captain.
The articles say Smriti Mandhana, who has been the team's vice-captain, is expected to take over.
Some reports describe different dates for Kaur's move into all-format leadership.
They also give differing timelines for some of India's tournament wins.
Fans praised Kaur for her years as captain.
Harmanpreet Kaur announced she was stepping down as India women's captain across all formats after about a decade in leadership roles.
She said the decision was difficult but that she believed the team was in a good place and wanted to play for the love of the game.
Kaur captained India in 51 women's ODIs, 155 women's T20Is and five women's Tests, according to one report.
The articles say Kaur will continue playing and that vice-captain Smriti Mandhana is expected to succeed her.
Accounts differ on some dates and achievements, including when Kaur became all-format captain and the timing of India's World Cup and Asian Games titles.
- Who
- Harmanpreet Kaur; Smriti Mandhana is identified as the expected successor.
- What
- Kaur stepped down as captain of India's women's team across all formats and plans to continue as a player.
- Where
- India's women's cricket team.
- When
- The announcement was made on Tuesday; the articles do not provide a consistent calendar date.
- Why
- Kaur said she felt she had done her duty and believed the team was in a good place.
Mandhana as successor
Other possible leadership option
Who should lead next
Mandhana as successor
The articles present Smriti Mandhana as the obvious choice, citing her seniority, experience as Kaur's deputy and leadership record.
Other possible leadership option
One article notes Jemimah Rodrigues as another possible option, but argues Mandhana stands ahead on seniority and experience.
Key facts
- Captaincy formats
- Women's Tests, ODIs and T20Is
- T20I captaincy began
- 2016, according to the articles
- ODI and Test captaincy
- One article says Kaur became full-time ODI and Test captain in 2022; another says she became all-format leader in 2023.
- ODI record
- 30 wins, 19 losses, one tie and one no result in 51 matches as captain, as reported in one article.
- T20I record
- 92 wins, 57 losses, one tie and five no results, as reported in one article.
- Test record
- India won four of five Tests under Kaur's captaincy, according to one article.
- Expected successor
- Smriti Mandhana, described as Kaur's vice-captain and the likely replacement.
- Playing status
- Kaur will continue playing all formats and will be available for selection for the Zimbabwe series, according to one report.
Quotes
Harmanpreet Kaur
Former captain of the Indian women's cricket team.
“This is not an easy decision. It carries years of memories, emotions, sacrifices, and moments that will stay with me for the rest of my life. I have given everything I had to this team and to Indian women’s cricket — my blood, my sweat, my time, and many times, a part of my own game and personal ambitions.”
wionews.com
deccanchronicle.com
“I leave the captaincy today with a heart full of emotions, but also with peace. Because I genuinely believe my team is in a good place. A team with talent, character, belief and a future that I am incredibly excited to watch and be a part of. I feel I have done my duty.”
wionews.com
Sources
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