Harmanpreet Kaur, the captain of the Indian women's cricket team, was honored with the Padma Shri award by President Droupadi Murmu during a Civil Investiture Ceremony held at Rashtrapati Bhavan in New Delhi. This recognition comes after a remarkable year for Kaur and the Indian women's cricket team, particularly following their historic triumph in the ICC Women's Cricket World Cup 2025. Under Kaur's captaincy, India secured its first-ever Women's World Cup title on home soil, defeating South Africa in the final match held in Navi Mumbai. This achievement made Kaur the first Indian captain to lift the Women's World Cup and only the second Indian skipper to win a World Cup at home, a feat previously accomplished by MS Dhoni in men's cricket. Kaur's impressive career includes 164 One Day Internationals (ODIs), where she has scored 4,541 runs, and 195 T20 Internationals (T20Is) with 3,991 runs. The ceremony also honored several other distinguished individuals, including Rohit Sharma and Paralympic athlete Praveen Kumar, with the Padma Shri award.