India, Oct. 15 -- Smriti Mandhana has been part of India's leadership group for nearly a decade, serving as Harmanpreet Kaur's vice-captain. Now, she takes charge of the national side as full-time captain for the first time, with her first assignment against an opponent India have never faced before.

Zimbabwe's women's team will tour India for the first time for a six-match white-ball series, comprising three T20Is in Raipur from October 16 to 20, followed by three ODIs in Vadodara from October 23 to 28.

"The conversation was about how to take Indian cricket forward and what our approach should be over the next two to three years, because we have a lot of major tournaments coming up," Mandhana said in her first press conference since be...