INDIAN WOMEN TEAM'S PROFILE

MITHALI RAJ (CAPTAIN)

Batting mainstay of the side, she has over 5,000 runs to her name. A lot will rest on the skipper to turn around fortunes of the side which finished 7th in last World Cup.

HARMANPREET KAUR

She was first Indian to play in an overseas T20 league. An experienced campaigner, she averages 34 with the bat and has 14 wickets.

JHULAN GOSWAMI

Having made her debut back in 2002, Goswami is a senior campaigner. She is also the world’s leading wicket-taker with more then 180 scalps and has led the side in the past.

EKTA BISHT

The 31-year-old is a wily customer and has a bowling average of around 19.53 in ODIs. Her experience makes her a key player.

SMRITI MANDHANA

The only Indian to be named in the ICC Women’s Team of the Year 2016. Mandhana also has a century to her name.

RAJESHWARI GAYAKWAD

With 10 wickets in her last five ODIs, Gayakwad is in peak form and can form a lethal partnership with Bisht in the bowling attack.

MANSI JOSHI

After her debut in February this year, Joshi has been a part of Raj’s plan ever since. She has played 5 ODIs, but the fast bowler can come handy in English conditions.

VEDA KRISHNAMURTHY

With an ODI strike rate of around 70, one can expect the middle-order batsman to play a few quickfire knocks.

MONA MESHRAM

Meshram made her debut way back in 2012 and has played 18 ODIs till date but her recent form with the bat has helped her earn her place in the squad.

POONAM YADAV

Yadav plays the role of a strike bowler well and is in good form with 10 wickets in her kitty from her last five matches.

PUNAM RAUT

With 316 runs in the last five innings she has batted in, including warm-up games, Raut can be the difference for the side with her swashbuckling ability to hit the ball. SUSHMA VERMA

Verma is a wicket-keeper batsman and has proved her worth in the side since making a comeback to the side before the Australia. SHIKHA PANDEY

Pandey is expected to share the new ball with Goswami and in conditions tailor-made for fast bowlers; India might fall back on the veteran of 25 ODIs to do the job.

NUZHAT PARWEEN

Not many have earned a call-up to the World Cup with just one game under their belt. She finds her place in the

side as the second wicket-keeper.

DEEPTI SHARMA

Although she’s just 19, Sharma already has a world record to her name. Her 188 was the 2nd highest ODI score.