Smriti Mandhana Appointed Captain of Indian Women's Cricket Team Across All Formats

New Delhi. Smriti Mandhana, a leading batter of the Indian women's cricket team, has been appointed the new captain in all three formats. The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) appointed Mandhana as captain on the same day Harmanpreet Kaur, who led the team for about a decade, resigned from the post.

Mandhana, who has been in the role of vice-captain for a long time, has prior experience captaining India in four ODIs and 18 T20 Internationals. She has been leading Maharashtra in domestic cricket and Royal Challengers Bangalore in the Women's Premier League (WPL).