Mithali Raj
About
Our country's most fierce Batswoman and the former captain of the women's cricket team in Tests and ODI, Mithali Raj, is the driving force behind the team and has been a proven Women's Cricket leader over the last decade.
She is the top run-scorer for Women's International Cricket and the only female cricket player to exceed 6,000 runs in ODI. Since then, she has been at the forefront of women's International Cricket.
Mithali's reputation was solidified in 2002 with a double century with England, making her the first cricket player to win a double century in any form of the game.
She is the first player to score 7 consecutive 50s in the ODIs and the first Captain (both men and women) to lead India to the ICC ODI World Cup finals twice (2005, 2017).
Awards and Accomplishments
Awards and Accomplishments
She made her ODI debut in 1999 and scored an unbeaten 114 runs. In 2002, at the age of 19, she broke the world’s highest single Test score of 209 in her third test, setting a new high of 214.
At the 2013 Women’s World Cup, she starred as the No. 1 cricket player on the ODI table among women and is currently at the top of the batting chart with a rating of 703. She has won the prestigious Arjuna Award. She has also received the ‘Wisden Indian cricketer of the year 2015’.
She was named the Vogue ‘Sportsperson of the Year’ in 2017.
At 34 years of age, she became the first woman ever to play 200 ODIs, adding another achievement to her illustrious career.
Why Mithali Raj?
As India’s most successful women’s captain (now retired), and a legend, Mithali’s consistency is second to none. She beat some of the most prolific names in the men’s circuit- with a career average of over 5.1.
With almost two decades in International cricket, Mithali’s success story with all its ups and downs has inspired many young girls to take up the game
