Harmanpreet Kaur will continue as captain of the women's team and lead the side at the upcoming Asian Games. Recently, India failed to make the semi-finals of the Women's T20 World Cup 2026, and the future of the right-handed batter was under the spotlight after the Women in Blue failed to replicate the highs of the ODI World Cup win. However, on Tuesday morning, the Women's Selection Committee ended all speculation by naming the experienced player as the captain of the women's team for the all-important Asian Games.

The 2026 Asian Games will be held in Aichi-Nagoya, Japan, in September. India enter as defending champions, having won gold in Hangzhou. Smriti Mandhana will be Harmanpreet's deputy, while Shreyanka Patil is named subject to fitness clearance.

In the T20 World Cup, Harman scored 141 runs in five matches, including a 56 against Australia, but India lost and crashed out after wins over Pakistan and the Netherlands and a loss to South Africa. After the defeat, head coach Amol Muzumdar backed Harman, saying he would like her to continue.

Before the Asian Games, India play a Test against England at Lord's starting July 10. Squad: Harmanpreet Kaur (C), Smriti Mandhana (VC), Shafali Verma, Jemimah Rodrigues, Deepti Sharma, Richa Ghosh (WK), G. Kamalini (WK), Bharti Fulmali, Sree Charani, Renuka Thakur, Kranti Gaud, Arundhati Reddy, Shreyanka Patil*, Radha Yadav, Nandni Sharma.