Senior batter Harmanpreet Kaur resigned as India's captain from all three international formats on Tuesday after recently leading the team to their second successive Asian Games gold medal. "This is not an easy decision," the 37-year-old Kaur said in a social media post published by Harmann on Instagram, adding that it carries years of memories, emotions, and sacrifices.

"I have given everything I had to this team and to Indian women's cricket -- my blood, my sweat, my time, and many times, a part of my own game and personal ambitions," she stated, though she indicated she would continue to play by writing, "The journey continues."

Kaur's role as leader was first questioned after India's second successive group-stage exit from the T20 World Cup in June, and her leadership came up for discussion at a review meeting held by the Board of Control for Cricket in India on Monday, according to local media reports.

Kaur, who captained India to their first women's global title at last year's ODI World Cup, led the team in five Tests, 51 ODIs, and 155 T20Is. Star batter Smriti Mandhana, who played a key part in the Asian Games victory including hitting a stellar 45-ball 79 in the final against Sri Lanka, is a frontrunner to lead India.