India captain Mithali Raj became the highest run-getter in women’s cricket across formats, overtaking former England skipper Charlotte Edwards on Saturday. Mithali achieved the feat during the third and final inconsequential ODI against hosts England while chasing 220 for a consolation win. The talismanic India batter got to the milestone with a boundary down the…
India Skipper Mithali Raj sets World Record For Longest Career in Cricket
June 29, 2021New Delhi: Indian women’s cricket team Captain Mithali Raj has completed an inspiring feat of the span of her cricketing career which runs longer than 22 years. What is more admirable about the achievement is that no one comes close to her in terms of the duration of career. When compared to men’s cricket, only…
Mithali Raj bats in a saree
March 7, 2020Shares message with Team India ahead of Intl. Women’s Day Mithali Raj, who had led the Indian team to the final of the 2017 Women’s Cricket World Cup, shared a video on Instagram on Thursday showing her batting in a saree. The video, showing her playing her strokes dressed in traditional Indian attire, has gone…
Mithali Raj bids adieu to T20
September 4, 2019Former India T20I Captain Mithali Raj announced her retirement from T20 Internationals, yesterday. Mithali led India in 32 T20Is, including three Women’s WT20 World Cups in 2012 (Sri Lanka), 2014 (Bangladesh) and 2016 (India). She was also the captain, when India played their first ever women’s T20 International in Derby in 2006. In 89 T20…
Mithali Raj becomes first woman cricketer to play 200 ODIs
February 3, 2019Mithali Raj, India’s ODI captain, became the first woman to play 200 50-over matches when she walked out for the toss against New Zealand Women in Hamilton on Friday. Unfortunately, Mithali Raj was dismissed by Leigh Kasperek for just 9 runs. Mithali already holds the record for the most-capped women’s cricketer. Mithali had achieved the…
Lia Agarbathi signs Mithali Raj and Arunima Sinha as Brand Ambassadors
September 14, 2017Mysuru: Lia Agarbathi of NR Group has roped in Mithali Raj, Captain of the Indian Women’s Cricket team and Arunima Sinha, the first female amputee to climb the Mount Everest, as its Brand Ambassadors. Speaking about the campaign, Arunima Sinha said, “It feels good to associate with a campaign that focuses on empowering women of…
Mithali Raj becomes leading ODI run-scorer
July 13, 2017Indian Women’s Cricket Team captain Mithali Raj entered the record books becoming the leading run-scorer in women’s ODI cricket. She achieved this while playing against Australia, yesterday. Mithali needed just 33 runs to break the record set by England’s Charlotte Edward (5992 runs in 191 matches). She not only went past the record but also…
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