<a href="https://www.mid-day.com/sports/cricket/article/news-alert-long-serving-indian-womens-cricket-team-captain-harmanpreet-kaur-steps-down-from-her-position-in-all-formats-23653616" rel="nofollow">India&rsquo;s only World Cup-winning women&rsquo;s cricket captain Harmanpreet Kaur</a> on Tuesday stepped down from her position in all three formats, saying that she has done her duty as leader and is now &ldquo;ready to play for the love of the game again.&rdquo;
The 37-year-old&rsquo;s announcement came after a BCCI review meeting in Guwahati. Chaired by BCCI secretary Devajit Saikia, the meeting was attended by Harmanpreet, vice-captain Smriti Mandhana and head coach Amol Muzumdar.
&ldquo;Today, I step down as captain of the Indian Women&rsquo;s <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/sports/cricket/article/ind-vs-wi-1st-t20i-team-india-bowling-coach-morne-morkel-heaps-praise-on-kuldeep-yadav-23653560" rel="nofollow">Cricket</a> Team across all formats,&rdquo; Harmanpreet, who has been enduring a lean patch for a while now, wrote in an Instagram post. &ldquo;This is not an easy decision. It carries years of memories, emotions, sacrifices, and moments that will stay with me for the rest of my life,&rdquo; added the right-hander, who had earlier spoken about wanting to lead the team till at least the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics for which India have already qualified.
A BCCI source said that the veteran wanted to continue leading the ODI and Test sides but the Board conveyed to her that it was looking for a change of guard across formats.
Harmanpreet led the Indian T20 side for a decade, taking over as skipper in 2016. She was elevated to ODI captaincy in 2022 before becoming the all-format leader in 2023. &ldquo;Now, it&rsquo;s time for me to turn the page. Captaincy may end today, but my love for <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/sports/cricket/article/ind-vs-wi-3rd-odi-ravindra-jadeja-in-focus-as-india-eye-better-bowling-show-against-west-indies-23653115" rel="nofollow">Indian cricket</a> never will. Blood. Sweat. Sacrifice. Pride. I gave it all. Now, I&rsquo;m ready to play for the love of the game again. Captaincy ends. The journey continues,&rdquo; she said.
Meanwhile, Shafali Verma and Deepti Sharma were named vice-captains for India&rsquo;s T20I and ODI squads respectively on Tuesday, with both set to serve as deputies to newly-appointed captain Smriti Mandhana for the home series against Zimbabwe at home.
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