India, Oct. 6 -- Smriti Mandhana on Tuesday was appointed as the captain of the Indian women's team, and the confirmation came hours after Harmanpreet Kaur stepped down from the leadership role across all formats. On Tuesday evening, the Women's Selection Committee met at the ACA Stadium in Guwahati to pick the squad for the three T20Is and three ODIs. Mandhana was always the obvious choice to take over as the captain, as she served as Harmanpreet's deputy for the longest time.

Shafali Verma will serve as Mandhana's deputy in T20Is while the ODI vice-captaincy went to Deepti Sharma.

The elegant left-handed batter has ample captaincy experience, having won the Women's Premier League (WPL) twice with Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB). Man...