Overview
- One day after India’s ODI World Cup win, former captain Shantha Rangaswamy said Harmanpreet Kaur should step down from the leadership role.
- Rangaswamy endorsed 29-year-old Smriti Mandhana as the captain across formats to guide the next phase.
- She argued Harmanpreet remains a top batter and fielder but sometimes falters tactically and could contribute more without the captaincy burden.
- Despite the title, she flagged bowling and fielding as priority areas and pointed to the 2026 T20 World Cup in the UK and the 2029 ODI World Cup as planning milestones.
- She stressed that this is her public recommendation rather than a BCCI decision and cited the Rohit Sharma example to support a forward-looking selection call.