Mithali Raj Becomes First Ever Captain To Lead India In Two 50-Over World Cup Finals

Jul 21, 2017 at 11:55 AM

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Mithali Raj Becomes First Ever Captain To Lead India In Two 50-Over World Cup Finals

The Indian women’s skipper Mithali Raj has vaulted in the record books as she has become first ever Indian captain to lead Indian team to the final of a 50-over World Cup twice. The first occasion came in the year 2005 when the Raj led squad qualified for the finals of the tournament. Though they lost the final to Australia and the team came back with a tag of the runners-up.

(Read Here: India vs Australia Match Report)

Yesterday, on July 20, it was a perfect platform for the Indian team to take revenge from Australia and with a win in the semi-final, India did not just qualify for the finals but also took a revenge from Australia. With this win, India qualified for the finals of the tournament and Mithali Raj registered her name in the record books as she became first ever captain to achieve this record.

She is the first ever Indian captain to lead India into the finals of two World Cups (50 overs), a record which no other Indian captain holds. Even MS Dhoni, the most successful captain India ever had, also did not own this record. He led India in two World Cups. In 2011, the joint-host team went onto win the Trophy whereas, in 2015, a loss against Australia in semi-final ended team India’s hopes of retaining the cup. Dhoni though had led India into the final of T20 World Cup twice. In 2007, India won the tournament whereas, in 2014, they lost a low scoring final against Sri Lanka.

(Read Here: Five Talking Points Of India vs Australia)

Meanwhile, India is all set to take on hosts England in the final on a super Sunday (July 23) at Lord’s, the home of cricket. India defeated England in the group stage game and they will look to take inspiration from that to emulate the success. On the other hand, the home team will look to take on revenge from the Indian team.

(Read More: Final Is Once In A Lifetime Opportunity: Mithali Raj)

(Read More: Initial Aim Was To Make It To The Semis: Harmanpreet Kaur)

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