Former Indian Women Cricketer Mithali Raj is Celebrating Her 40th Birthday Today
Former Indian Women Cricketer Mithali Raj is Celebrating Her 40th Birthday Today. Raj, who ruled the Indian women’s cricket team for more than 2 decades, is celebrating her 40th birthday today.
Some facts related to him on his birthday today:-
Mithali Raj, who has made many big records in cricket, has retired from all formats of cricket. Today on his birthday, we will know some facts, and records related to him and also tell you what he said when the question of marriage (Mithali Raj Marriage) came in front of him.
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Mithali Raj was born on 3 December 1982 in Jodhpur city of Rajasthan. Mithali made her international debut on 26 June 1999.
After making his ODI debut against Ireland, he made his Test debut in 2002 against England. She has a big name in the cricket world, which she earned with her talent.
Mithali led the team for a long Time:-
She, who has said goodbye to cricket, led the team for a long time. Raj played 12 Tests, 232 ODIs, and 89 T20 matches.
Raj is the first Indian captain not only in women’s cricket but also in men’s cricket, who captained the team in 2 ODI World Cup finals. He led the team to the finals in 2005 and 2017 under his captaincy.
She became the youngest player to score a century, a record that stood for a long time. However, now his record has been broken. Let us tell you that Mithali scored a century (114) in her debut match (vs Ireland).
Raj played 7 consecutive innings of more than 50 runs in 2017:-
Mithali was awarded the Padma Shri in 2015. He received the Arjuna Award in 2003. Raj had played 7 consecutive innings of more than 50 runs in 2017. Apart from her, no one has done this before in women’s cricket.
Mithali Raj’s favorite cricketers are Sachin Tendulkar and Michael Clarke of Australia. Mithali is also known as Lady Sachin.
She made her debut in cricket at a very young age in 1999, and since then she has been playing consistently. Mithali Raj has retired from T20 format, she plays ODI and Test cricket.
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Mithali Raj used to love dance very much earlier. But at the age of eight, he left dance and made cricket his first choice. Her brothers also used to play cricket, and she also got attracted towards cricket only after seeing him.