India captain

New Delhi (Gurpreet Singh): The Board of Control for Cricket in India has officially appointed star opening batter Smriti Mandhana as the captain of the Indian women’s cricket team across all three formats, marking the dawn of a new leadership era. The announcement followed the decision of veteran skipper Harmanpreet Kaur to relinquish the captaincy across formats, concluding one of the most decorated tenures in the nation’s sporting history. Harmanpreet, who took over T20I leadership in 2016 and subsequently assumed all-format command, confirmed her departure from the post while reiterating her intention to continue representing India purely as a player.…