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Mithali Raj

Mithali Raj is the Captain of the Indian Women's Cricket Team for Test and One-Day International (ODI) format. She was born in Jodhpur on 3 December, 1982, to Navy Officer Dorai Raj and mother Leela Raj. Mithali Raj has been playing for 17 years now, having begun as a young player of 17. Mithali Raj is only the second female cricketer to surpass the 5,500 run mark. On July 12, 2017, Mithali Raj became the highest run-getter in women's cricket in ODI format. She broke the record in the India vs Australia match in the ICC Women's World Cup 2017, beating the earlier highest female run-getter Charlotte Edwards of the England Women's Cricket Team. The ODI tally of Mithali Raj is now 6,028 runs (until the ICC Women's World Cup 2017). In the India vs Australia ICC Women's World Cup 2017 match, Mithali Raj scored a half-century (50). This is Mithali Raj's 49th ODI fifty and her third 50 of the #WWC17. The batswoman was caught and bowled at 69 (off 114) by Aussie spinner Kristen Beams.

Mithali Raj is an Arjuna Award winner as well as a Padma Shri recipient, given by the Government of India. Her brother Mithun Raj is also a cricketer. In the ongoing ICC Women's World Cup 2017, Mithali Raj stunned everyone with her performance in the first India vs England match. Mithali scored 71 off 73 balls in the match that India won. With that ODI 50, Mithali Raj became the only Indian cricketer, male or female, to have scored 7 consecutive ODI half-centuries. She also became the only female international cricketer to achieve the feat. In the tournament, Mithali Raj also became the first female captain who called for a decision review system or DRS in a world cup match that turned out to be in her team's favour.

Before going in to bat at the India vs England match for the ICC Women's World Cup 2017, Mithali Raj was a rage on Twitter with a picture and video of her coolly reading a book on the grounds, even as her openers were smashing the ball on the ground to English female bowlers. Mithali Raj was named Captain Cool by the ICC and Cricket World Cup handles on Twitter, a nickname of former India Men's Cricket Team Captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni.

Mithali later tweeted that she was reading because it was the perfect weather for a leisurely read! In the second match of India in the ICC Women's World Cup 2017, against West Indies, Mithali Raj was again spotted reading. She explained that reading keeps her calm. We agree.

Here's what Mithali Raj has to say about her reading on-field and also her emoji on Twitter.

Mithali Raj also recently earned accolades for giving a befitting reply to a reporter who asked her who her favourite male cricketer was. "Do you ask the same question to a male cricketer? Do you ask them who their favourite female cricketer is? I have always been asked who’s your favourite cricketer but you should ask them who their favourite female cricketer is," she quipped.

Even as India is gushing over its new favourite Captain, Mithali Raj has announced that she will retire in two years and may not play the next ICC Women's World Cup.

Under the leadership of Mithali Raj in the ICC Women's World Cup 2017, the India Women's Team has managed to be No.1 in the points table, beating England Women, West Indies Women and the arch-rivals Pakistan Women.

Host of Match-Winners And Dhoni's Expertise Make India Favourites: Mithali Raj
PTI | May 22, 2019 4:22 PM IST
A host of match-winners coupled with Mahendra Singh Dhoni's expertise make India favourites to lift ...
Host of Match-Winners And Dhoni's Expertise Make India Favourites: Mithali Raj
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Mithali Raj Wishes Virat Kohli-Led Team India For The ICC World Cup 2019, Confident Men in Blue Would Win WC 2019 | WATCH VIDEO
India.com Sports Desk | May 21, 2019 9:37 PM IST
World Cup 2019: It was perfect, India Women captain wishing her male counterpart Virat Kohli all the...
Mithali Raj Wishes Virat Kohli-Led Team India For The ICC World Cup 2019, Confident Men in Blue Would Win WC
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2019-05-21T10:37:27+00:00
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Women's T20 Challenge: Jemimah Rodrigues' Unbeaten 77 Power Supernovas to Clinical Win Over Mithali Raj-Led Velocity, Enter Final
India.com Sports Desk | May 9, 2019 11:34 PM IST
Teenager Jemimah Rodrigues struck an unbeaten 77 to help Supernovas beat Velocity by 12 runs and ent...
Women's T20 Challenge: Jemimah Rodrigues' Unbeaten 77 Power Supernovas to Clinical Win Over Mithali Raj-Led V
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2019-05-09T12:34:08+00:00
2019-05-09T12:34:08+00:00
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Mithali Raj Hits Back at Critics For Questioning Her Strike-Rate in T20 Cricket, Takes an Indirect Dig at Young Jemimah Rodrigues
India.com Sports Desk | May 9, 2019 11:10 PM IST
Mithali Raj's T20 strike-rate has always provided fodder for his critics but what India's ODI skippe...
Mithali Raj Hits Back at Critics For Questioning Her Strike-Rate in T20 Cricket, Takes an Indirect Dig at You
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2019-05-09T12:10:53+00:00
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First in Indian Cricket: Women State Captains to Have Voice at BCCI Conclave
PTI | May 8, 2019 12:42 PM IST
In a first, the Indian cricket board will be inviting all the state skippers of the women's teams at...
First in Indian Cricket: Women State Captains to Have Voice at BCCI Conclave
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2019-05-08T01:42:52+00:00
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Former India All-Rounders Want Mithali Raj-Jhulan Goswami Factor in T20 World Cup 2020
ANI | May 7, 2019 4:41 PM IST
With just ten months to go for the ICC T20 World Cup 2020, former India all-rounders Shantha Rangasw...
Former India All-Rounders Want Mithali Raj-Jhulan Goswami Factor in T20 World Cup 2020
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2019-05-07T05:41:19+00:00
2019-05-07T05:41:19+00:00
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Kashmiri Cricketer Jasia Akhtar Becomes First Woman From State to Get Selected For Women’s IPL T20 Challenge
India.com Sports Desk | April 27, 2019 12:33 AM IST
Jasia Akhtar of J&K has been selected for Women s T20 Challenge team. Akhtar hails Shopian distr...
Kashmiri Cricketer Jasia Akhtar Becomes First Woman From State to Get Selected For Women’s IPL T20 Challeng
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2019-04-26T13:33:20+00:00
2019-04-26T13:33:20+00:00
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Harmanpreet Kaur, Smriti Mandhana, Mithali Raj to Lead Teams in Women's T20 Challenge, BCCI Announces Full Squads
India.com Sports Desk | April 25, 2019 10:53 PM IST
Harmanpreet Kaur, Smriti Mandhana and Mithali Raj will lead the Supernovas, Trailblazers and Velocit...
Harmanpreet Kaur, Smriti Mandhana, Mithali Raj to Lead Teams in Women's T20 Challenge, BCCI Announces Full Sq
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2019-04-25T11:53:55+00:00
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Mithali Raj, Harmanpreet Kaur And Smriti Mandhana to Lead in Women's T20 Exhibition Matches
ANI | April 23, 2019 12:44 PM IST
Three senior Indian players Mithali Raj, Harmanpreet Kaur and Smriti Mandhana will captain the three...
Mithali Raj, Harmanpreet Kaur And Smriti Mandhana to Lead in Women's T20 Exhibition Matches
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2019-04-23T01:44:27+00:00
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Mithali Raj is Goodwill Ambassador For Street Child Cricket World Cup 2019
IANS | April 16, 2019 3:55 PM IST
Indian women's cricket team captain Mithali Raj has been named the goodwill ambassador of Team India...
Mithali Raj is Goodwill Ambassador For Street Child Cricket World Cup 2019
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2019-04-16T04:55:50+00:00
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Former Indian Women's Cricket Team Coach Tushar Arothe held for IPL Betting, Given Bail
PTI | April 3, 2019 12:32 AM IST
Former coach of Indian women's cricket team Tushar Arothe was arrested for allegedly betting on an I...
Former Indian Women's Cricket Team Coach Tushar Arothe held for IPL Betting, Given Bail
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2019-04-02T13:32:48+00:00
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ICC Women's ODI Rankings: Smriti Mandhana, Jhulan Goswami Continue to Lead Batting And Bowling Charts Respectively
India.com Sports Desk | March 22, 2019 7:20 PM IST
Indian duo of Smriti Mandhana and Jhulan Goswami continued to led the batting and bowling charts res...
ICC Women's ODI Rankings: Smriti Mandhana, Jhulan Goswami Continue to Lead Batting And Bowling Charts Respect
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2019-03-22T08:20:53+00:00
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2nd T20I: Smriti Mandhana-Led India Eves Look to Snap 5-Game Losing Streak Against England
IANS | March 6, 2019 7:11 PM IST
India eves would want to bounce back and return to winning ways in their second T20 International ag...
2nd T20I: Smriti Mandhana-Led India Eves Look to Snap 5-Game Losing Streak Against England
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2019-03-06T08:11:39+00:00
2019-03-06T08:11:39+00:00
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Mithali Raj Believes ODI Series Win Over World Champs England Women Will Boost India's Confidence
India.com Sports Desk | February 28, 2019 7:15 PM IST
India women's ODI team captain Mithali Raj is disappointed for not being able to complete a series w...
Mithali Raj Believes ODI Series Win Over World Champs England Women Will Boost India's Confidence
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2019-02-28T08:15:50+00:00
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3rd ODI: England Women Register Consolation Win, Avoid Whitewash Against Mithali Raj-Led India at Wankhede Stadium
India.com Sports Desk | February 28, 2019 5:47 PM IST
England women on Thursday scripted a sensational recovery from a difficult position to register a co...
3rd ODI: England Women Register Consolation Win, Avoid Whitewash Against Mithali Raj-Led India at Wankhede St
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2019-02-28T06:47:53+00:00
2019-02-28T06:47:28+00:00
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India Women vs England Women Live Cricket Score: When And Where to Watch 3rd ODI Between INDW and ENGW Online Streaming From Wankhede Stadium, Time in IST, TV Broadcast, Fantasy XI, Complete Squads
India.com Sports Desk | February 27, 2019 11:12 PM IST
India Women vs England Women 2nd ODI Live Cricket Streaming: After registering a morale-boosting ser...
India Women vs England Women Live Cricket Score: When And Where to Watch 3rd ODI Between INDW and ENGW Online
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2019-02-27T12:12:46+00:00
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India Women vs England Women: Smriti Mandhana to lead in T20I Series Against England, Harmanpreet Kaur Yet to Recover
India.com Sports Desk | February 26, 2019 7:50 AM IST
Prolific opener Smriti Mandhana was named as the captain of India women's Twenty20 squad for the thr...
India Women vs England Women: Smriti Mandhana to lead in T20I Series Against England, Harmanpreet Kaur Yet to
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2019-02-25T20:50:36+00:00
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India Women vs England Women 2nd ODI Live Cricket Score: When And Where to Watch INDW vs ENGW Online Streaming From Wankhede Stadium, Time in IST, TV Broadcast, Fantasy XI, Complete Squads
India.com Sports Desk | February 24, 2019 10:35 PM IST
India Women vs England Women 2nd ODI Live Cricket Streaming: After registering a morale-boosting vic...
India Women vs England Women 2nd ODI Live Cricket Score: When And Where to Watch INDW vs ENGW Online Streamin
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2019-02-24T11:35:59+00:00
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Women's IPL: Mithali Raj Changes Her Stance, Backs Cash-Rich Tournament | WATCH VIDEO
PTI | February 24, 2019 5:15 PM IST
Mithali Raj Sunday came out in support of starting a women's version of the cash-rich Indian Premier...
Women's IPL: Mithali Raj Changes Her Stance, Backs Cash-Rich Tournament | WATCH VIDEO
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2019-02-24T06:15:40+00:00
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Spinner Ekta Bisht Guides India Women to 66-Run win over England in 1st Women ODI Against England Women
PTI | February 22, 2019 4:57 PM IST
India Women vs England Women: Left-arm spinner Ekta Bisht snared four wickets as Indian bowlers dish...
Spinner Ekta Bisht Guides India Women to 66-Run win over England in 1st Women ODI Against England Women
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2019-02-22T05:57:14+00:00
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