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Harmanpreet Kaur steps down as India's women's cricket captain

Harmanpreet Kaur has stepped down as captain of India's women's cricket team across all formats after leading the team to its first ICC Women's World Cup title at home in 2025.

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Harmanpreet Kaur smiles while holding the Women's Cricket World Cup trophy and displaying a medal.
India cricketer Harmanpreet Kaur holds the Women's Cricket World Cup trophy and displays a medal at a stadium.

Harmanpreet Kaur has stepped down as captain of India's women's cricket team across all formats, ending a stint that included the team's first ICC Women's World Cup title. She led India to that championship on home soil in 2025.

Kaur announced her decision in a social media post on Tuesday. The announcement came two weeks after she led India to a successful defense of its Asian Games gold medal.

The 37-year-old had held the Twenty20 captaincy for more than a decade, having taken the role in 2016. She subsequently took on the one-day international and Test captaincies in 2022.

Kaur captained India in five Tests, 51 one-day internationals and 155 Twenty20 internationals. She was also the first cricketer, male or female, to captain a national side in more than 150 Twenty20 international matches.