Indian woman cricketer Mithali Raj has been honored at the India Business Leader Awards (IBLA 2022) by CNCB-TV18. Raj is to Indian women’s cricket what Sachin Tendulkar has been to the game in India. Arguably India’s greatest women’s cricket icon, Mithali Dorai Raj has an international career spanning over two decades, reaching many milestones.
The 39-year-old woman from Jodhpur brought India to the world stage in women’s cricket. Such is his strength in batting at the top of the order that he has inspired many cricketers, some of whom are now part of the Indian team as well.
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She is the highest run-scorer in ODIs with 7,805 runs. She is also the youngest woman to score a century and a double century in both Test cricket. The fact that she has been playing for over 22 years and 274 days, a record, speaks volumes of her longevity.
Mithali has been central to India’s success in the limited-overs format, leading the women’s team to two ODI World Cup finals, making her the only Indian captain, male or female, to do so.
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Of the 211 women’s ODIs she batted in, she remained unbeaten on 57 occasions, a rare feat for a top-order batsman. With a shed of over 50, she has cemented her place in the history books not only as India’s best batsman but also as one of the best in the world.
Although Test cricket is still in the early days of women’s cricket, Mithali is India’s leading run-scorer across the format with 699 runs. She also has a double century to her name and is the youngest player to score.
His stint in T20Is has been phenomenal despite the controversy between former coach Ramesh Powar and captain Harmanpreet Kaur. Nevertheless, he is still the leading run-scorer across the format with 2,364 runs at a healthy average of 37.52.
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