Raipur, Oct. 13 -- Indian batter Smriti Mandhana had her first training day as the team's all-format captain ahead of the first T20I against Zimbabwe, with the series starting from October 16 onwards in Raipur.

Following Harmanpreet Kaur's stepping down as captain, Team India will begin the 'Smriti Era' during the three T20Is and ODIs against Zimbabwe at home. Smriti, a two-time Women's Premier League (WPL) winner with Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) as captain, has enjoyed immense success and records this year.

The official Instagram handle of the Indian Cricket Team posted a video of Smriti having a batting session in the nets and a look of the entire training session as a captain.

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