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Inside Story: What happened in BCCI meeting after Smriti Mandhana replaced Harmanpreet Kaur as captain
- •Harmanpreet Kaur stepped down from captaincy across all formats following a major decision by the BCCI regarding the Indian Women's Team leadership.
- •Star Maharashtrian player Smriti Mandhana has been appointed as the new captain of Team India across all formats.
- •Sources revealed that a review meeting in Guwahati under Devajit Saikia made it clear that a leadership change was inevitable, creating unease in the dressing room.
- •Selectors wanted to rebuild the team for the upcoming World Cup cycle following recent exit from tournament stages, ruling out split captaincy.
- •After taking over the captaincy, Smriti Mandhana publicly acknowledged Harmanpreet Kaur and praised her immense contribution as captain over the years.
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Harmanpreet Kaur stepped down from her captaincy across all formats after a review meeting in Guwahati where it was made clear that a leadership transition was inevitable. Selectors wanted to rebuild the team for the next World Cup cycle following consecutive group-stage exits in the T20 World Cup, and although she was given the option to retain the captaincy for ODIs and Tests, she decided to step down from both roles.
Following Harmanpreet Kaur's departure, the BCCI announced that Maharashtrian player and star opener Smriti Mandhana has been given the responsibility of leading Team India as captain across all formats.
According to information obtained from Cricbuzz sources, there was no consideration of a split captaincy involving different leaders for different formats.
