Harmanpreet Kaur After Captaincy: Rediscovering Joy in India Colors


After quitting India’s all-format captaincy, Harmanpreet Kaur hit 126 vs Zimbabwe — exploring her post-captaincy role, form, and impact now that Smriti Mandhana wears the armband.

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What stands out

Harmanpreet Kaur's post-captaincy inning, a 126 in the second ODI (One Day International, a 50-over match), is the clip's focal moment, because it shows a top player immediately shifting roles and producing at elite level without the armband. The presenter traces how stepping down from India’s all-format captaincy changed her routines, pressure, and shot selection, and contrasts that with Smriti Mandhana taking over leadership. That single century turns an abstract question, can a former captain still lead by example?, into a concrete answer viewers can watch and judge.