'Let’s do it' - Yuvraj Singh, Suresh Raina start Twitter movement after Google does not show Harmanpreet Kaur as India captain

The Indian Women’s cricket team have reached the semi-final of the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2023 in South Africa. The Harmanpreet Kaur-led team beat Ireland in their last group fixture by five runs (DLS Method) and confirmed their spot in the semi-final, finishing second in the Group B points table with three wins in four matches.

However, recently a Google search by a fan for ‘Indian Cricket team captains’ sparked a controversy as the search results only showed the men’s captain Rohit Sharma and vice-captain Hardik Pandya. Reacting to that, former cricketers Yuvraj Singh and Suresh Raina extended their support to the women’s skipper Harmanpreet. 

"If we've created this problem, we also have the power to fix it. Let's do it for women's cricket! Use this hashtag: #IndianCricketTeamCaptainHarmanpreetKaur on #Twitter #Quora #LinkedIn and #Reddit to spread the word and make a difference!” Yuvraj tweeted.

Yuvraj Singh@YUVSTRONG12

If we’ve created this problem, we also have the power to fix it. Let’s do it for women’s cricket! 🏏💪🏻 Use this hashtag: #IndianCricketTeamCaptainHarmanpreetKaur on #Twitter #Quora #LinkedIn and #Reddit to spread the word and make a difference! 🇮🇳

05:33 PM · Feb 21, 2023

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Suresh Raina also came in the support of Harmanpreet and asked people to join the movement. "Join the movement. post the video on Twitter, LinkedIn, Linkedin or Reddit with #IndianCricketTeamCaptainHarmanpreetKaur," he tweeted.

Suresh Raina🇮🇳@ImRaina

Join the movement. post the video on Twitter, LinkedIn, Linkedin or Reddit with #IndianCricketTeamCaptainHarmanpreetKaur

02:29 PM · Feb 21, 2023

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Former Indian cricketer Gautam Gambhir also joined the movement on Thursday, February 23 and extended support to the Indian women’s captain. “It’s time to change! Let’s do it! #IndianCricketTeamCaptainHarmanpreetKaur,” Gambhir wrote on Twitter.

It’s time to change! Let’s do it! #IndianCricketTeamCaptainHarmanpreetKaur pic.twitter.com/2QiCX4LjOy

— Gautam Gambhir (@GautamGambhir) February 23, 2023

The Indian Women's Hockey Team captain Savita Punia also Tweeted. "Going after a huge cause! Let's make it happen together #IndianCricketTeamCaptainHarmanpreetKaur," she wrote.

Savita Punia@savitahockey

Going after a huge cause! Lets make it happen together #IndianTeamCaptainHarmanpreetKaur twitter.com/pumacricket/st…

PUMA Cricket@pumacricket

@ImHarmanpreet is 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐜𝐚𝐩𝐭𝐚𝐢𝐧 too. We created the bias. Now let’s come together to fix it. But how? Flood social media with the hashtag #IndianCricketTeamCaptainHarmanpreetKaur Join the movement.

07:55 AM · Feb 21, 2023

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Harmanpreet scripted history in India’s last game against Ireland as she became the first-ever cricketer to play 150 T20Is. She’s the fourth-highest run-getter in Women’s T20Is, having scored 3166 runs at an average of 27.83 and a strike rate of 105.75. She has scored one century and nine half-centuries in her T20I career. 

Meanwhile, India will next face the defending champions Australia in the first semi-final on February 23 at Newlands, Cape Town. Notably, Australia beat India in the final of the last edition of the tournament in 2020 and were crowned champions for the fifth time.