{"id":194954,"date":"2026-07-20T10:20:03","date_gmt":"2026-07-20T15:50:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newslink360.space\/?p=194954"},"modified":"2026-07-20T10:20:03","modified_gmt":"2026-07-20T15:50:03","slug":"diana-edulji-calls-for-split-captaincy-coaching-in-indian-womens-cricket-team","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newslink360.space\/?p=194954","title":{"rendered":"Diana Edulji calls for split-captaincy, coaching in Indian women\u2019s cricket team"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"content-body-71245448\">Former Indian women\u2019s cricket team captain, Diana Edulji, has called for a split-captaincy system for the national team.<\/p>\n<p>The Padma Shri awardee said it was time to move on from Harmanpreet Kaur\u2019s captaincy in white ball cricket, given India\u2019s recent elimination in the group stage of the ICC Women\u2019s T20 World Cup.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt is time to move on, at least in the captaincy part. We cannot keep Smriti waiting in the wings for so long. We can ask Smriti to lead at least in the T20 format, and perhaps in 50-over too. Harmanpreet can continue in Tests. We can even have three different coaches; we don\u2019t need one coach for all three formats,\u201d Diana said at the trophy unveiling ceremony of the Maharani Trophy KSCA T20 at the M. Chinnaswamy stadium here on Monday.<\/p>\n<p><b>ALSO READ | <a href=\"https:\/\/sportstar.thehindu.com\/cricket\/womens-cricket\/mithali-raj-calls-for-new-captain-indian-womens-cricket-team-harmanpreet-kaur-smriti-mandhana-transition-changes\/article71230432.ece\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Mithali Raj: Smriti Mandhana should lead India in ODIs, Tests; Shafali, Jemi option for T20Is<\/a><\/b><\/p>\n<p>\u201cI believe Harmanpreet is finding it difficult. Her game is getting affected, so let her have a free hand as a batter. She was a great all-rounder, but then she limited herself to batting. However, now we see her batting getting affected as well. It\u2019s been too long; we don&#8217;t have new ideas,&#8221; Diana said.<\/p>\n<p>These comments come after the announcement of Harmanpreet as captain of the team for the upcoming Asian Games, a decision that Diana disagrees with. The ceremony was also attended by KSCA President Venkatesh Prasad,former Indian women\u2019s cricket team captain Shantha Rangaswamy, and India international Shreyanka Patil.<\/p>\n<p>Shreyanka, who sustained an ankle injury during the T20 World Cup, mentioned that she will miss the Maharani Trophy KSCA T20. The 23-year-old added that she is working on making a full recovery, and does not yet have a timeline on her return to action.<\/p>\n<p class=\"publish-time\" id=\"end-of-article\">Published on Jul 20, 2026<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/sportstar.thehindu.com\/cricket\/womens-cricket\/diana-edulji-split-captaincy-different-coaches-indian-team-harmanpreet-kaur-world-cup-exit-womens-cricket\/article71245448.ece\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Former Indian women\u2019s cricket team captain, Diana Edulji, has called for a split-captaincy system for the national team. The Padma Shri awardee said it was time to move on from Harmanpreet Kaur\u2019s captaincy in white ball cricket, given India\u2019s recent elimination in the group stage of the ICC Women\u2019s T20 World Cup. \u201cIt is time&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":194955,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[9],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-194954","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-sports"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/newslink360.space\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/image20-202026-07-20T185121.175.jpg","jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":193932,"url":"https:\/\/newslink360.space\/?p=193932","url_meta":{"origin":194954,"position":0},"title":"Mithali Raj: Smriti Mandhana should lead India in ODIs, Tests; Shafali, Jemi option for T20Is","author":"Ajay Kumar Verma","date":"July 16, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"Smriti Mandhana is more suited to lead India in the longer formats after Harmanpreet Kaur\u2019s tenure ends while the much younger Shafali Varma can be handed the reins of the T20 side following another pre-mature exit from the World Cup, former captain legendary Mithali Raj said. 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