Delhi:Indian women's cricket team has got a new captain. Just hours after Harmanpreet Kaur stepped down from the captaincy, BCCI on Tuesday, October 6, appointed Smriti Mandhana as the new captain of the team. Now the command of the Indian women's cricket team will be in the hands of that player, who has been one of the most reliable batsmen of the team for a long time.

Smriti Mandhana has been a part of the Indian team since 2013 and she also has captaincy experience. She has previously captained India in 22 white-ball matches.

Has already shown strength in captaincy

Smriti has captained India in 18 T20Is, in which the team won 11 matches, lost 6 and one match remained inconclusive. His record in ODI is even better. While captaining India, he has won all four matches.

Smriti's captaincy record in WPL has also been good. He captained RCB in 35 matches, in which the team won 18, while facing defeat in 17 matches. In such a situation, getting the captaincy of Team India is not only a new responsibility for Smriti, but is also a big milestone in her journey so far.

Harmanpreet remains in the team for Zimbabwe series

The captaincy may have changed, but Harmanpreet Kaur has not been dropped from the team. He is part of the Indian team for both the T20I and ODI series against Zimbabwe. Shafali Verma has been made the vice-captain in the T20I series, while Deepti Sharma will be Smriti's deputy in the ODI.

3 T20I matches between India and Zimbabwe will be played in Raipur on 16, 18 and 20 October. After this, 3 ODI matches will be held in Vadodara on 23, 25 and 28 October.

Nikki Prasad gets T20I call-up for the first time

A new face will also be seen in the T20I series against Zimbabwe. 20-year-old middle order batsman Nikki Prasad from Karnataka has been included in the Indian T20I team for the first time.

Many players were dropped from the team

Jemimah Rodrigues is recovering from a hamstring injury and is not part of the team right now. Whereas Shreyanka Patil, Renuka Singh Thakur, Radha Yadav and Bharti Fulmali, who were part of the team that won the gold medal for India in the Asian Games, have not got a place in the T20I team.

Fast bowler Renuka returns to ODI team

Renuka Singh Thakur has been included in the team for the ODI series. Tejal Hasbanis, who scored two half-centuries in the ODI series against Australia A, has also returned.

Tejal has played 6 ODIs for India so far and last took the field against Ireland in January 2025. Yastika Bhatia, Nandani Sharma and Sayali Satghare have also got a place in the ODI team.

India's T20I squad for Zimbabwe tour

Smriti Mandhana (captain), Shafali Verma (vice-captain), Nikki Prasad, Harmanpreet Kaur, Anushka Sharma, Richa Ghosh (wicketkeeper), G Kamalini (wicketkeeper), Deepti Sharma, Prema Rawat, Sri Charani, Nandini Sharma, Kranti Gaur, Arundhati Reddy, Jintimani Kalita and Minnu Mani.

India's ODI team for Zimbabwe tour

Smriti Mandhana (captain), Shafali Verma, Pratika Rawal, Harmanpreet Kaur, Harleen Deol, Tejal Hasbanis, Deepti Sharma (vice-captain), Richa Ghosh (wicketkeeper), Yastika Bhatia (wicketkeeper), Vaishnavi Sharma, Nandini Sharma, Sri Charani, Kranti Gaur, Sayali Satghare and Renuka Thakur.