Harmanpreet Kaur (/ˈhɑːr.mən.priːt ˈkɔːr/ HAHR-mən-preet KOR;[1] born 8 March 1989) is an Indian cricketer who captains the India women's national team in all formats.

Her younger sister Hemjeet, is post-graduate in English and works as an assistant professor at Guru Nanak College in Moga.

She took to cricket after joining the Gian Jyoti School Academy, 30 kilometres (19 mi) away from her residence in Moga,[12] where she trained under Kamaldeesh Singh Sodhi.

Other reports indicate that she actually studied at the Hans Raj Mahila Maha Vidyalaya college (of the Guru Nanak Dev University) in Jalandhar, Punjab.

[16] In March 2009, she made her ODI debut aged 20 in a match against Pakistan women's team played at Bradman Oval during the World Cup.

She made her debut as captain against Pakistan women's as India defended 81 runs thus won Asia Cup.

Kaur also holds the record for the highest individual score for India in Women's cricket World Cup history.

[37][38][39] In July 2017, Harman became second India batter to feature in the top-10 of ICC Women's ODI Player Rankings after Mithali Raj.

[41][42] In October 2018, she was named as the captain of India's squad for the 2018 ICC Women's World Twenty20 tournament in the West Indies.

[54] In May 2021, she was named as the vice-captain of India's Test squad for their one-off match against the England women's cricket team.

[61] Kaur received three demerit points and fined 50% of her match fee relating to "showing dissent at an umpire's decision".

In the post-match presentation, she publicly criticised the umpires and disrespected the opposing team during the photo session, leading the Bangladeshi players to walkout.

[63] She was named captain of the India squad for the 2024 ICC Women's T20 World Cup[64] and for their home ODI series against New Zealand in October 2024.