Harmanpreet Kaur steps down as captain of India’s women’s cricket team

The 37-year-old is the longest-serving cricket captain, among both men and women, to have captained in more than 150 T20I games.Published On 6 Oct 20266 Oct 2026India’s long-serving captain of the women’s cricket team, Harmanpreet Kaur, has stepped down from the role across all formats, bringing down the curtain on a successful stint as she led the South Asian team to their first ICC Women’s World Cup title at home in 2025.Kaur announced her decision in a social media post on Tuesday, two weeks after leading India to a successful defence of their gold medal at the Asian Games.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemslist 1 of 4Smriti Mandhana leads India to Asian Games cricket gold over Sri Lankalist 2 of 4Cricket turns political again as India do not accept Asia Cup trophylist 3 of 4India crush Pakistan at T20 Asia Cup with record-breaking bowling displaylist 4 of 4India’s Smriti Mandhana becomes top run-scorer in women’s cricketend of list“Today, I step down as captain of the Indian Women’s Cricket Team across all formats,” she wrote in an Instagram post.“This is not an easy decision. It carries years of memories, emotions, sacrifices, and moments that will stay with me for the rest of...