India retain Harmanpreet as captain for Asian Games team despite underwhelming World Cup campaign

Harmanpreet Kaur was on Tuesday (June 30, 2026) retained as captain of a largely predictable 15-member India squad for this year's Asian Games in Japan despite the side's earlier-than-expected exit from the ICC Women's T20 World Cup in England.The Asian Games is scheduled to be held in Aichi-Nagoya, Japan, from September 19 to October 4. The Indian team's World Cup campaign ended on Sunday (June 28, 2026) after a group-stage loss to Australia. Women’s T20 World Cup: Can West Indies stop the Australian juggernaut for a place in the final?The team will enter the Asian Games as defending champions, having won the gold medal at the event's previous edition in Hangzhou, China in 2023.Both men's and women's cricket competition at the Asian Games is played in the T20 format.Smriti Mandhana will…

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