Mithali Raj Declared Her Retirement From Cricket

Mithali Dorai Raj’s Biography:

Mithali Dorai Raj was born on 3 December 1982 in Jodhpur, Rajasthan, India. Mithali is known as “Indian Women’s Cricket’s Nickname ” Lady Tendulkar.” Her father, Dorai Raj, served in the Indian Air Force as an Airman (Warrant Officer). And her mother name Leela Raj, started playing cricket at the age of 10. She lives in Hyderabad, Telangana. Mithali Dorai Raj is a Bharatanatyam dancer.

Who is Mithali Dorai Raj?

Mithali Dorai Raj was ranked the number one women cricket player in India. Mithali Raj is the all-time leading scorer in women’s international cricket and the only female cricketer to reach 6,000 runs in one-day international (ODI). She was also one of the biggest inspirational sports icons. She also owns the WODI record for the most half-century. In June 2018, she became the first Indian player to compete in the 2018 Women’s Asia Cup. She was also the first woman to score 2000 runs in T20 International cricket. And the first female cricketer to score 2000 runs in a WT20I match. Raj was the first woman to play 200 One-Day Internationals (ODIs). She declared her retirement from T20I cricket in September 2019 to focus on ODI cricket. She became the first woman to play 20 years of international cricket in 2019.

Mithali Raj Achievements:

Raj has won numerous national and international honours, including the Wisden Leading Woman Cricketer in the World Award in 2017, the Arjuna Award in 2003, the Padma Shri in 2015, and the Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna in 2021.

*Raj achieved her seventh successive half-century during the 2017 Women’s Cricket World Cup, setting a new record for the most consecutive fifties by a player.
*Mithali Raj is the first Indian woman cricketer to reach 1,000 runs in the World Cup. She is also the fifth woman cricketer overall.
*She holds the record for most Women’s One Day Internationals played for a squad in a row.

Mithali Raj popular culture:

A feature film about Raj’s life is in the works after Viacom 18 motion pictures acquired the rights. Raj stated that she hopes her story will inspire more young women to pursue athletics as a career.

The biopic is in the works, with filming set to begin in 2019. Raj remarked “Priyanka Chopra, I believe, will be an excellent pick (to play me in the biopic). Our personalities have a lot in common. I’m not a movie buff, therefore I’d rather the professionals handle it.” However, it was eventually agreed that Taapsee Pannu will play Mithali Raj in the biography Shabaash Mithu. Rahul Dholakia was supposed to direct it in 2020, however, he dropped out.

However, due to a timetable change, Srijit Mukherji took over as director of the film in June 2021, when the filming was delayed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The film is now under post-production and will be released on July 15, 2022.

Mithali Raj Retirement :

Raj declared her retirement from all forms of international cricket on June 8, 2022.