Seven months after a stupendous show in the World Cup, the Indian women's team shook off rustiness with ease with a crushing 88-run win over South Africa in the series-opener on Tuesday.
Meanwhile, Mithali said the T20 games in South Africa would help them prepare for the Women's T20 World Cup to be played in West Indies later this year.
The women's squad will tour South Africa for a three-match ODI series, which starts at Kimberly on February 5, followed by a five-match T20 series beginning on February 13 at Potchefstroom.
The Indian's women team will tour South Africa for a three-match ODI series, which starts at Kimberly on February 5, followed by a five-match T20 series, which begins on February 13 at Potchefstroom.
All-rounder Harmanpreet Kaur has been named Mithali's deputy as the BCCI announced the 16-member squad for the South Africa series beginning on February 5.
While 'King Kohli' geared up for a watershed next 18 months after nine straight Test series wins, mostly at home, the last six months witnessed Mithali Raj turn from India's women's cricket team captain into a brand.
2017 turned out to be an outstanding year for Indian cricket as both the men's and women's team achieving several heights and creating many records. In this piece, we take a look at the some of the best moments that became the highlight of the year.
ICC announced the women's ODI and T20I teams of the year on Thursday with England's Heather Knight named as captain of the 50-over side and Stafanie Taylor of the West Indies appointed skipper of the 20-over side.
‘We The Women’ will be themed with the idea of 'Opening Doors' and will offer a space for conversation, camaraderie, networking and more.
Mithali made her debut at a young age of 16 and since then there has been no looking back as she has served the nation for nearly 18 years.
Indian women's cricket team captain Mithali made a pitch for upgrading sports infrastructure at schools so that more and more girl students can get a chance to play.
The change in rankings came following defending champions Australia's 2-1 victory over England in the ICC Women's Championship series.
This year, the wide publicity on social media and live television coverage of ICC World Cup has changed dynamics of women's cricket in India, feels the women's team skipper Mithali Raj.
The International Cricket Council (ICC) introduced a whole lot of changes in the playing conditions, with one of them being related to the edge and thickness of a bat.
Earlier, the 34-year old said that the 2017 Women's World Cup that took place in England in June-July this year would be her last outing in the coveted tournament.
Mithali says she's excited to share her story and hopes that people come to like it through this book.
India, who reached the final of the ICC Women's World Cup in June this year, have gained three points to take their tally to 116 points.
The list has been inspired by the BBC 100 Women Challenge, which will be held in Delhi from October 9-13 where a team will look at the female illiteracy.
The 21-year-old was referring to an incident when Mithali was asked to name her favourite male cricketer.
Taking to her Twitter handle, Mithali Raj shared a picture of herself enjoying with her friends Amreen Khurana and Afshan Kaura.
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