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Team India captain Harmanpreet Kaur steps down from leadership across all formats
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News18•06-10-2026, 11:26
Team India captain Harmanpreet Kaur steps down from leadership across all formats
- •Team India women cricket captain Harmanpreet Kaur has decided to step down from leadership across all formats.
- •She will continue to play for the Indian team as a regular player despite relinquishing her captaincy role.
- •In an emotional statement, she mentioned that while her chapter as captain has ended, her love for Indian cricket remains eternal.
- •Throughout her illustrious career, she has achieved numerous milestones and been honored with the Arjuna Award and Padma Shri.
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Harmanpreet Kaur decided to step down from the captaincy of Team India across all formats, though she will continue to remain with the team as a player and stated that her love for Indian cricket will never end.
Harmanpreet Kaur has played over 160 ODIs and 200 T20 internationals, becoming India's most successful T20 player with over 4,200 runs and a century. She scored an unbeaten 171 runs against Australia in the 2017 Women's ODI World Cup semi-final, won a silver medal at the 2022 Commonwealth Games, and a gold medal at the Asian Games, alongside receiving the Arjuna Award and Padma Shri Award.
Harmanpreet Kaur was born on March 8, 1989, in Moga, Punjab. She made her international debut in an ODI against Pakistan in March 2009.
