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Indian cricketer (born 1989)
Harmanpreet Kaur Bhullar is an Indian cricketer who plays as an all-rounder and a former captain of the India women's national team. She is a top order batter and a right-arm off-spin bowler. She captained the Indian team that won the 2025 Women's Cricket World Cup, the Women's Asia Cup in 2012, 2016 and 2022, and the gold medal in the 2022 Asian Games.
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Indian cricketer (born 1996)
Smriti Mandhana is an Indian international cricketer and the captain of the Indian women's national team. She was part of the Indian team that won the 2025 Women's Cricket World Cup, the Women's Asia Cup in 2016, 2022 and 2026. She also won gold medals at the 2022 and 2026 Asian Games, and a silver medal in the 2022 Commonwealth Games representing India.
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Check out what former Indian skipper Anjum Chopra urged Smriti Mandhana to do after being handed over the leadership baton. She replaced Harmanpreet Kaur.