New Delhi, October 16, 2024: The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) is all set to take a call on whether the India women’s team needs a new captain following their early exit from the ongoing T20 World Cup in the UAE. For the first time in recent years, the Indian team led by Harmanpreet Kaur failed to even reach the knockout stages as their wait for a silverware in the ICC events continued.
The Indian Express understands that the BCCI will meet with the selection committee and head coach Amol Muzumdar to discuss Harmanpreet’s future as a captain. It is learnt that the meeting will take place before the squad for the three-match ODIs against New Zealand beginning October 24 is picked. Harmanpreet, incidentally, took over as India’s T20 captain in 2016 after they failed to make the semifinals of the tournament held at home.
Under Harmanpreet, India have been making the knockouts and even made the final of the 2020 edition, but have struggled to cross the line. And this edition, despite having a strong squad, India ended up losing to New Zealand in the opening match that severely dented their chances of making the semifinals. And last Sunday, Australia knocked them out.
