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Glamour girl of Indian cricket, Mithali Raj

New Delhi: When she was a child, Mithali Raj, the Indian women's cricket team captain, trained in the art of Bharatanatyam, a genteel pastime for a proper young Indian girl. She loved performing and considered

India TV Sports Desk Updated on: August 17, 2014 11:18 IST


In 2006, Raj‘s talent with the bat as well as her leg-spin bowling capabilities gave India an edge over Sri Lanka and the team won the Asia Cup.


Throughout the tournament, India Women didn‘t lose a single game. She also led the team to their first ever test series win in England the same year. 

Though her record of world‘s highest individual score was surpassed in 2004 by Pakistan‘s Kiran Baluch who scored 242 against West Indies, Raj is still holds the position of No 1 ODI batswoman in the world. She has scored more than 4,000 runs in ODIs and her ODI batting average is 48.29 while her Test match batting average is 52.00.

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