Who captained the Indian team during the Women's Cricket World Cup, 2017?

Question

Who captained the Indian team during the Women's Cricket World Cup, 2017?

1. A. Mithali Dorai Raj (Correct answer)
2. B. Harmanpreet Kaur
3. C. Thirush Kamini
4. D. Poonam Raut

Correct Answer

Option A — Mithali Dorai Raj

Detailed Solution & Explanation

The correct answer is Mithali Dorai Raj.

Key Points

• Mithali Raj (Mithali Dorai Raj) captained the Indian women's cricket team in the ICC Women's Cricket World Cup 2017 held in England.
• India reached the final but lost to England by 9 runs at Lord's. She is India's highest run-scorer in women's international cricket and the first to score 10,000 ODI runs.

Additional Information

• The 2017 ICC Women's World Cup was held in England; India lost the final to England by 9 runs at Lord's, having beaten Australia in the semi-final on the back of Harmanpreet Kaur's unbeaten 171.
• Mithali Raj captained that side. She retired in 2022 as the highest run-scorer in women's ODI history and the first woman to pass 10,000 international runs.
• Distinguish the roles the distractors played: Harmanpreet Kaur later captained India (including the 2022 Commonwealth Games silver and the T20 side), while Poonam Raut and Thirush Kamini were batters, not captains.
• Related fact often paired with this one: India also finished runners-up in 2005 under Mithali Raj, losing to Australia.