Mithali Raj retires after leading India to their first women's World Cup title

Mithali Raj called time on her international career after captaining India to their first women's World Cup in 2025. She finished with 7,805 ODI runs and 2,364 in T20Is across 23 years that began in 1999.

Smriti Mandhana steps up as the senior batter and has been named captain in all three formats. She served as Raj's deputy for several years before the BCCI chose a clean break rather than a gradual handover.

The board is following the same path it took after the men's T20 World Cup win, moving from Suryakumar Yadav to Shreyas Iyer. Raj had offered to stay on in ODIs and Tests to help the next group, but the selectors wanted a full reset.