MITHALI RAJ : CHAMPION OF INDIAN WOMEN’S CRICKET
Last year, credit goes to her outstanding performance as the captain of the Indian team, Mithali Raj became a household name.
Her brilliance as a batswoman, to the point strategic approach as a captain has made the Indian Women's Cricket team a name in the world Women Cricket. In the recent match, girls prove mettle against Ireland.
With a strong batting line-up and some magnificient fielding, the Irish players had no room to play!
Let’s take a look at some of the best highlights from Mithali's career:
T20I Champion
Mithali achieved a milestone that no other Indian Women cricketer has. She won ICC Women's World T20 and that too with a total of 2,232 runs. Thanks to a brilliant fifty against Pakistan, she now has more T20I runs than both brilliant Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli. She now has the best tally in the format after 84 matches with the best score of 97 at an average of 37.20,
She’s a Record Breaker
In July 2017, Mithali also broke the record for most runs in Women One-Day Internationals against Australia during the World Cup game. She scored 69 runs off 114 balls during this historic game. She became the first woman in cricket history to score 6000 in ODI.
The 50-50 Factor
Being a pro at breaking records, the skipper has also recorded the most 50s by any women cricketer in One-Day International cricket. She scored her 50th half-century during the ODI between India and England by taking 175 in April 2018.
Always a winner
Mithali was the most capped player when her team was onto the field for the first match of the ICC Women’s Championship ODI series in April,2018. She picked her 192nd cap in this historic match, almost 20 years since making her debut for India in June 1999 against Ireland.
And The List Goes On
Apart from these breathtaking achievements, she also has more notable achievements. From becoming the youngest to score a hundred in women's ODIs at 16 years, 205 days, to being the only player to have captained India in more than one ICC ODI World Cup final and playing the longest streak of consecutive ODI matches (109) between 2003 and 2013, she has achieved a lot.
For the Indian Women's Cricket team, Mithali has been a blessing in disguise. And for young female cricketer aspirants everywhere, this extraordinary captain has become an inspiration to look up to!
You are a living legend, Mithali!
Her brilliance as a batswoman, to the point strategic approach as a captain has made the Indian Women's Cricket team a name in the world Women Cricket. In the recent match, girls prove mettle against Ireland.
With a strong batting line-up and some magnificient fielding, the Irish players had no room to play!
Let’s take a look at some of the best highlights from Mithali's career:
T20I Champion
Mithali achieved a milestone that no other Indian Women cricketer has. She won ICC Women's World T20 and that too with a total of 2,232 runs. Thanks to a brilliant fifty against Pakistan, she now has more T20I runs than both brilliant Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli. She now has the best tally in the format after 84 matches with the best score of 97 at an average of 37.20,
She’s a Record Breaker
In July 2017, Mithali also broke the record for most runs in Women One-Day Internationals against Australia during the World Cup game. She scored 69 runs off 114 balls during this historic game. She became the first woman in cricket history to score 6000 in ODI.
The 50-50 Factor
Being a pro at breaking records, the skipper has also recorded the most 50s by any women cricketer in One-Day International cricket. She scored her 50th half-century during the ODI between India and England by taking 175 in April 2018.
Always a winner
Mithali was the most capped player when her team was onto the field for the first match of the ICC Women’s Championship ODI series in April,2018. She picked her 192nd cap in this historic match, almost 20 years since making her debut for India in June 1999 against Ireland.
And The List Goes On
Apart from these breathtaking achievements, she also has more notable achievements. From becoming the youngest to score a hundred in women's ODIs at 16 years, 205 days, to being the only player to have captained India in more than one ICC ODI World Cup final and playing the longest streak of consecutive ODI matches (109) between 2003 and 2013, she has achieved a lot.
For the Indian Women's Cricket team, Mithali has been a blessing in disguise. And for young female cricketer aspirants everywhere, this extraordinary captain has become an inspiration to look up to!
You are a living legend, Mithali!
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