New Delhi, Oct. 6 -- After Indian batter Harmanpreet Kaur stepped down from the country's all-format captaincy, former Indian cricketer Madan Lal hailed the batter for her role in taking women's cricket forward significantly and put the name forward of opener Smriti Mandhana as her successor.

Harmanpreet has stepped down as the captain of the Indian women's cricket team across all formats. She announced her decision in a post on Instagram on Tuesday. Harmanpreet's decision comes after she guided India to the gold medal at the Asian Games 2026.

Speaking to ANI about her decision, Madan Lal said, "This is her personal decision. Whenever anyone leaves the game, they take such a decision after proper thought and consideration. But we should...