Team India's performance in the Women's T20 World Cup 2024 was very poor. It was considered a strong contender to win this tournament. But the Indian team could not even reach the knock-out stage and was eliminated from the group stage itself. Now questions are being raised on the captaincy of Harmanpreet Kaur. According to the latest reports, BCCI may soon remove Harmanpreet from the captaincy by holding a meeting with head coach Amol Majumdar. Apart from this, former Team India captain Mithali Raj has also criticized and said that there has been no growth in the team in the last 2 to 3 years. He has also demanded a new captain.

Fate will be decided before the New Zealand series

Indian women's team has to play ODI series against New Zealand from 24th October. According to the report of Indian Express, before this BCCI can hold a meeting with Team India head coach Amol Majumdar. During this time, Harmanpreet's future will be decided. Before the 2025 ODI World Cup, BCCI now wants to remove him and bring a new captain.

Let us tell you that the Indian women's team could not make it to the semi-finals of the T20 World Cup in 2016. After this, Harmanpreet Kaur was given the captaincy of the T20 team. Under his captaincy, Team India continued to reach the knock out stage. Had reached the finals in the 2020 edition. However, it was never successful in winning the tournament.

Why does BCCI want to remove Harmanpreet?

Some reasons have emerged behind the removal of Harmanpreet Kaur from the captaincy. The biggest reason is that this time the Indian team could not reach the semi-finals, even though the squad was very strong. At the same time, the team was also considered a strong contender to win the T20 World Cup. But the dream of the semi-finals was shattered after losing first to New Zealand and then to Australia. Fitness and fielding of Team India has also been a big problem under the captaincy of Harmanpreet Kaur. Dropped 3 catches against Australia in the T20 World Cup. There were some opportunities which could have been converted into catches.

Former team captain Mithali Raj has also raised questions about the fitness of the team. He has said that big tournaments cannot be won on the basis of only 2 fit players out of 11. According to him, apart from Jemimah Rodrigues and Radha Yadav, other players are not fast on the field. Questions are also being raised on not giving opportunities to new players during the tenure of Harmanpreet. According to Mithali, there has been no growth in the team in the last few years. Only the old players have been playing continuously.

Giving the example of the men's team, Mithali said that they are more successful because of giving opportunities to new players after every big tournament. Whereas new players have not been able to prepare under the captaincy of Harmanpreet. At the same time, the planning of team management before big tournaments has also not been good. The Asia Cup preparation for the ongoing T20 World Cup in UAE was a big opportunity. But the Indian team kept playing only to win that tournament. When the tournament started in UAE, there was confusion regarding batting at number 3 and number 4 positions.