Harmanpreet Kaur

Harmanpreet Kaur, born on March eighth, nineteen eighty-nine, is a distinguished Indian cricketer who has made her mark as an all-rounder and the captain of the India women's national team. Renowned for her prowess as a top-order batter and a right-arm off-spin bowler, she has led her team to remarkable victories, including the Women's Cricket World Cup in twenty twenty-five and the Women's Asia Cup in two thousand twelve, two thousand sixteen, and two thousand twenty-two.

Under her leadership, the Indian women's team achieved significant milestones, such as their first bilateral Women's One Day International series win against England since nineteen ninety-nine in two thousand twenty-two, and their first-ever Test victory over Australia in two thousand twenty-three. Additionally, she guided the team to their first Women's Twenty20 International series win against England in twenty twenty-five and secured a silver medal at the two thousand twenty-two Commonwealth Games.

Harmanpreet has amassed over eight thousand runs in international cricket, becoming the first Indian to score a century in a WT20I match in two thousand eighteen. She also made history in two thousand nineteen by being the first Indian cricketer to participate in one hundred T20 International matches. By two thousand twenty-three, she became the first Indian to surpass three thousand runs in WT20Is and is one of only three Indian women to have scored more than three thousand runs in WODIs, holding the record for the most runs in World Cup knockout matches with three hundred thirty-one runs.

In the Women's Premier League, she captains the Mumbai Indians, leading them to titles in twenty twenty-three and twenty twenty-five. Her career also includes stints with Sydney Thunder in the Australian Women's Big Bash League, where she became the first Indian woman to be signed by an overseas T20 franchise in two thousand sixteen, and she has led the Supernovas to titles in the Indian Women's T20 Challenge in two thousand eighteen, two thousand nineteen, and two thousand twenty-two.

Recognized for her contributions to cricket, Harmanpreet was awarded the Arjuna Award by the Government of India in two thousand seventeen. In two thousand twenty-three, she was named one of the five Cricketers of the Year by Wisden, becoming the first Indian woman to receive this honor. She also appeared in the Time's 100 Next list and the BBC's 100 Women list in the same year, and was honored with the Padma Shri award, the fourth highest civilian honor in India, in two thousand twenty-six.