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Mithali Raj

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Mithali Raj is a former Indian international cricketer and one of the leading run-scorers in the history of women's cricket. A batsman who captained the Indian women's national team across a long international career from the late 1990s into the early 2020s, she led India to the final of the 2017 Womens Cricket World Cup and became a leading figure in raising the profile of women's cricket in India before retiring in 2022.

Facts
Birth Year
1982 2
Birth Date
1982-12-03 1
Nationality
Indian 1
Career Highlight
Highest run-scorer in women's international cricket; captained India's national team from 2004 to 2022. 1
Classification
Competition Category
Team 1
FAQs

Did Mithali Raj captain India in more than one World Cup final?

Yes. She captained India in the 2005 and 2017 finals.

Yes. Raj is the only female player to have captained India in more than one International Cricket Council One Day International World Cup final, doing so in 2005 and 2017.
Connections

Competed In

Cricket World Cup, Competitions
Source Wikipedia, Mithali Raj

Plays

Cricket, Sports
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Nationality

India

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Sources
1. Wikipedia, Mithali Raj
Wikipedia
  • Lead sentence, birth date
    Mithali Raj (born 3 December 1982) is an Indian former cricketer who captained the national team from 2004 to 2022.
  • Lead sentence, birth year
    Mithali Raj (born 3 December 1982) is an Indian former cricketer who captained the national team from 2004 to 2022.
  • Lead sentence, nationality
    Mithali Raj (born 3 December 1982) is an Indian former cricketer who captained the national team from 2004 to 2022.
  • Lead paragraph, career highlight
    She was the highest run-scorer in women's international cricket, and ESPN ranked her as one of the greatest female cricketers of all time.
  • Wikipedia, article summary lead
    Mithali Raj (born 3 December 1982) is an Indian former cricketer who captained the national team from 2004 to 2022.
  • Competed In: Cricket World Cup, Lead
    captained India in more than one ICC ODI World Cup final, doing so in the 2005 and the 2017
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2. Wikidata: Mithali Raj
Wikidata Q3520476, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source

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