India, Oct. 6 -- Indian women's cricket team captain Harmanpreet Kaur on Tuesday announced her decision to step down as skipper across all formats, days after leading the side to a second successive Asian Games gold medal in Japan.

Kaur took charge as India's full-time T20I captain in 2016 and became the full-time ODI and Test captain in 2022 following Mithali Raj's departure from international cricket.

The charismatic batter, who led India to their maiden Women's ODI World Cup title in 2025, announced her decision in an emotional post on Instagram.

"Today, I step down as captain of the Indian Women's Cricket Team across all formats," Kaur wrote.

"This is not an easy decision. It carries years of memories, emotions, sacrifices, and mo...