Watch: Harmanpreet Kaur receives Padma Shri from the President of India

Indian women's cricket team captain Harmanpreet Kaur was conferred with the Padma Shri on Monday for the historic ODI World Cup win last year.

President Droupadi Murmu conferred Harmanpreet Kaur with the Padma Shri. Image: President of India/X

|May 26, 2026, 08:37:07 IST

Indian women's cricket team skipper Harmanpreet Kaur was conferred with the Padma Shri by President Droupadi Murmu on Monday in New Delhi. President Droupadi Murmu presented the prestigious award to Kaur at the Civil Investiture Ceremony at the Rashtrapati Bhavan.

Kaur received the Padma Shri following a landmark year for Indian women's cricket. In 2025, she captained India to their maiden ICC Women's Cricket World Cup title on home soil, leading the team to a historic victory over South Africa in the final at Navi Mumbai.

Padma Shri for Harmanpreet

The triumph made her the first Indian captain to lift the Women's World Cup and only the second Indian skipper overall to win a World Cup at home after MS Dhoni.

Kaur has played 164 ODIs for India, scoring 4,541 runs at an average of 37.22, including 7 centuries and 24 half-centuries. In T20Is, she has amassed 3,991 runs from 195 matches, featuring one century and 16 fifties.

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