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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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Why did Harmanpreet Kaur step down? Smriti Mandhana takes over as India's captain across formats. Check the reasons, BCCI meeting details, and full captaincy stats.
The skipper who led India to the historic 2025 World Cup win has stepped down from her role in all three formats.
India have announced that Smriti Mandhana, 30, will take over as the womens team captain; Harmanpreet Kaur, 37, says she gave everything to the role while captaining in five Tests, 51 one-day internationals and 155 T20Is upon stepping down