Former India skipper Mithali Raj on Wednesday introduced her retirement from all types of cricket after enjoying the sport for over 20 years.
Mithali Raj throughout a match. (Courtesy: Reuters)
HIGHLIGHTSMithali was honoured with Khel Ratna in 2021Mithali completed with essentially the most ladies’s ODI runsMithali’s final look was 2022 World Cup
Former India cricketer Mohammad Kaif on Thursday stated that he needs to see Mithali Raj ready of energy on the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI).
Mithali introduced her retirement from all types of cricket after enjoying the sport for over 20 years.
“Mithali Raj gave Indian women’s cricket a template that thousands of girls followed. Would love to see her in position (of) power,” Kaif stated.
Mithali Raj gave Indian ladies’s cricket a template that 1000’s of women adopted. Would like to see her in place energy. @M_Raj03
— Mohammad Kaif (@MohammadKaif) June 9, 2022
During her profession, Mithali grew to become solely the third cricketer and first lady to seem in six World Cups, becoming a member of Indian legend Sachin Tendulkar and Pakistan nice Javed Miandad.
Mithali was honoured with the Arjuna Award (2003, Padma Shri (2015) and Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award (2021).
She completed with essentially the most runs in ladies’s ODIs (7805) and because the solely Indian lady to attain a double century in Tests. Mithali can be the second participant after England’s Charlotte Edwards to attain 10,000 runs in ladies’s worldwide cricket.