Smriti Mandhana and Harmnapreet Kaur's relationship has come under the scanner |Courtesy - screengrab/ICC Fans were quick to notice that after the game ended and the players were shaking hands with each other, Mandhana moved out of the way as Harmanpreet approached her. In the visuals shown on camera, there was no handshake between the Indian cricket legends, which has led to speculations of the duo being at odds with each other. Earlier this month, Harmanpreet stepped down as the captain of the Indian team across all three formats after leading India to victory in the 2026 Asia Cup and a gold medal in the Nagoya Asian Games. There was buzz that things were not rosy between the duo before the captaincy transition, either. Harmanpreet led the Indian team for a decade (since 2016) in T20Is and was in charge of the ODI and Test team since Mithali Raj's retirement in 2022. The 37-year-old etched her name in history as the first Indian women's cricket team captain to win a senior ICC event through the historic triumph on home soil last year in the 2025 Women's World Cup. Harmanpreet's batting form had come under question in recent months, which led to calls for her to hand over captaincy to Mandhana, who has been vice-captain throughout the tenure. Meanwhile, India has made a dream start under Mandhana's captaincy by winning the first T20I and ODI series under her as full-time captain by a margin of 3-0 each against Zimbabwe. Aayush Kataria is a Senior Copy Editor at Times Network with five years of experience, having started his career in the organisation. He is a key memb... View More