Mithali Raj said India needed a fresh mindset after Harmanpreet Kaur resigned and she supports Smriti Mandhana as a potential captain in Indian women's cricket.
Why it matters
It signals a possible shift in captaincy and direction for the Indian women's cricket team.
Evidence
Credible reporting, but no official confirmation yet.
- India needed a fresh mindset: Mithali Raj after Harmanpreet steps downhindustantimes.comprimary(opens in a new tab)
- Smriti Mandhana takes over from Harmanpreet Kaur as India's captain, Shafali Verma to serve as her deputy in T20Ishindustantimes.com(opens in a new tab)
- Smriti Mandhana replaces Harmanpreet Kaur as India women's team captainindiatoday.in(opens in a new tab)
- Harmanpreet Kaur, Smriti Mandhana weren't seeing eye to eye for a while over captaincyindiatoday.in(opens in a new tab)
- How will the Smriti Mandhana era differ from Harmanpreet Kaur'shindustantimes.com(opens in a new tab)
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