Mithali Raj retires from international cricket
Mithali Raj, the former captain of the Indian women's cricket team, has announced her retirement from international cricket.
Mithali Raj, the former captain of the Indian women's cricket team, has announced her retirement from international cricket.
She made the announcement on Twitter where she shared a heartwarming statement of her 23-year-long career.
"Thank you for all your love & support over the years! I look forward to my 2nd innings with your blessing and support," she tweeted.
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Mithali retires not only as the most-capped India women's cricketer of all time but also as the leading run-scorer in women's international cricket having amassed 10,868 runs from 333 appearances for India. An Arjuna award winner and a Padma Shri awardee, Mithali made her debut in 1999 at the age of 16 and over the next 2 decades became one of the all-time greats. As captain, Mithali led India to the finals of two World Cups - 2015 and 2017.
"It was an honour to have led the team for so many years. It definitely shaped me as a person & hopefully helped shape Indian Women's Cricket as well," she wrote in her statement.
