[11] In the inaugural season of the Women's Premier League in 2023, Knight was bought by Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) at the price of 40 Lakhs.

[17] On 5 June 2016, Knight was appointed captain of the England women's cricket team after Charlotte Edwards stood down.

[19] Heather Knight led the England team in her first Women's Cricket World Cup as captain, and they won the tournament despite losing to India in the opening match.

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

[33] In January 2020, Knight was named as the captain of England's squad for the 2020 ICC Women's T20 World Cup in Australia.

[37] On 18 June 2020, Knight was named in a squad of 24 players to begin training ahead of international women's fixtures starting in England following the COVID-19 pandemic.

[42][43] In December 2021, Knight was named as the captain of England's squad for their tour to Australia to contest the Women's Ashes.

[46] She was named captain of the England squad for the 2024 ICC Women's T20 World Cup[47] and for their multi-format tour to South Africa in November 2024.

"[62] In September 2024, Knight admitted a disciplinary charge relating to wearing Blackface to a 2012 end of season fancy dress party for a club in Kent whilst she was playing for Berkshire and England.

In its adjudication the CDC said it accepted there was no racist or discriminatory intent, but it reiterated that the photograph which led to the charge was "plainly prejudicial to the interests of cricket" and "brought the game and Ms Knight into disrepute.