2022 World Cup might be my swansong: Mithali Raj

Indian ladies’s ODI captain Mithali Raj on Saturday indicated that the 2022 50-over World Cup in New Zealand might be her “swansong” after 23 illustrious years in worldwide cricket.
The 38-year-old Mithali, arguably, the best girl cricketer that India has ever produced, additionally stated that she is severely searching for some good seam bowling choices for the vigorous New Zealand tracks that might be on provide subsequent yr.
“It’s been 21 years of international cricket and I know 2022 is my swansong, The World Cup,” Mithali stated through the digital launch of the guide ‘1971: The Beginning of India’s Cricketing Greatness’, revealed by Harper Collins and co-authored by Boria Majumdar and Gautam Bhattacharya.
“The last year is equal to the 20 years of my international cricket,” she added.
Mithali, the one ladies batter with 7000 plus ODI runs, additionally spoke about how she needed to hold herself motivated through the COVID-19 occasions which additionally pushed the worldwide occasion by one yr.
“I know we are in difficult times but it takes a lot out of me to keep working on my fitness. I am not getting any younger, in fact I am getting older and I know the importance of fitness,” MIthali stated.
“The importance of being in a very good emotional and mental set-up, knowing that there will be very few tours before the World Cup.”
Indian ladies are set to play 4 bilateral collection — away excursions in England, Australia and New Zealand and a house collection in opposition to West Indies sandwiched in between.
“Every tour (from now on) is important for me as a batter as to how I am going to get the team to regroup and build a team for the World Cup,” she stated.
“Yeah, I am very optimistic looking at the girls and in the manner they have been working with whatever facilities they have in these times and focus and enthusiasm that a series is coming up.”
She admitted that quick bowling is one space that the workforce wants to enhance upon and construct a pool trying on the future as Jhulan Goswami additionally hits the enterprise finish of her profession.
“We definitely need to look at a few players and prepare them for New Zealand, so yeah.”
Mithali additionally obtained some phrases of recommendation from the legendary Sunil Gavaskar, who was a co-panellist through the dialogue.
Gavaskar feels that Mithali and her bunch may take a leaf out of Virat Kohli’s playbook of taking a look at opponent’s eyes and giving it again with out getting intimidated.
“I was with my wife at Lord’s watching the 2017 Women ODI World Cup final. What I saw was that English girls came hard at your lower order and intimidated them with their attitude,” Gavaskar stated.
“I would want the girls to glare back at the opposition instead of looking down. I feel body language is a very important aspect. Look at Virat Kohli, he stares at opposition and the rest of the team does that.”