Mithali Raj feels India can end their long-standing trophy drought if they seize key moments
Mithali Raj has hinted at coming out of retirement to play in the inaugural of the women's IPL.
"I am just testing the waters to see if I am apt for commentary. Maybe after a few months, I will see if I still have the keenness to pursue it,"
Indian skipper Harmanpreet Kaur became the first visiting batter to score three Women's ODI centuries in England.
'Her work ethic, disciple, dedication, determination and hunger to score runs for herself and for the team makes her stand out from the rest.'
'The next ODI World Cup is at home and we have not won a global event yet at the senior level. I am sure the BCCI is prioritising that and will keep these players in the mix.'
The future of stalwarts Mithali and Jhulan Goswami have been a subject of debate
The club's cricket committee considers the nomination of players for life membership as recognition to the 'outstanding international careers for some of the greats of the game'.
Mithali Raj has predicted an India-New Zealand final in the ongoing T20 World Cup.
In terms of longevity, Mithali Raj's 23-year-old international career is also awe-inspiring and rivals Sachin Tendukar's 24-year-run at the top of his game.
'In today's times, it is even more important to have them around with the team with the longer duration of tour and quarantine and bubbles.'
West Indies duo of Stafanie Taylor and Hayley Matthews have risen in ODI batting and all-rounder rankings respectively.
The BCCI has decided to recommend women's cricket great Mithali Raj and premier spinner Ravichandran Ashwin for Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna, country's highest sporting honour.
Dressed in a blue tee and black track pants, Taapsee Pannu took on the media.
Harmanpreet Kaur was on Wednesday named India women's team captain for the white-ball tour of Sri Lanka on a day when her ODI predecessor Mithali Raj announced her international retirement.
Mithali now became the world's most prolific batter in women's internationals, overtaking Edwards' 10,273 runs.
Why did Mithali Raj share a picture with Poonam Yadav and Jhulan Goswami?
The cricketer from Rajasthan attained the legendary status with her exploits with the bat for over two decades.
'From the beginning (I have told her) "Whatever it may be -- you are losing or winning -- on the ground you're not going to cry!" She never cried.' '"I don't want you to project that you are a loser. You are a winner".' Vaihayasi Pande Daniel/Rediff.com speaks to Leela Raj about her famous daughter, now in the West Indies for the women's T20 World Cup.
India captain Mithali Raj on Wednesday became the first female player to last more than 20 years in international cricket.
PM Modi says Mithali Raj is inspiration to both men, women cricketers
Mithali Raj said that she has never felt the need to forego a press conference
India's star players Smriti Mandhana, Harmanpreet Kaur and Deepti Sharma were on Monday named captains of the three teams for the Women's T20 Challenge to be played in Pune from May 23.
Mithali tweeted a statement and wrote: 'Thank you for all your love & support over the years! I look forward to my 2nd innings with your blessing and support.'
Mithali Raj joins England's Charlotte Edwards in the elite club
The Indian captain also thanked Prime Minister Narendra Modi for the honour while also thanking BCCI President Sourav Ganguly for recommending her name for the honour.
Mithali Raj, Shenaz Treasury and Shaheen Abbas, among others walked the LFW ramp for Payal Singhal.
The India captain becomes first woman cricketer to play 200 ODIs
India women team captain Mithali Raj quit international cricket on Wednesday after a stellar 23-year career.
Taapsee said she is honoured to play the role and has already started feeling the pressure of stepping in her shoes.
Former captains Diana Edulji and Shantha Rangaswamy believe the Indian women's team can't afford to 'blow hot and cold' in a big event like the ongoing ODI World Cup and called for consistency in the batting department.
Indian men's team batter Shreyas Iyer, women's team captain Mithali Raj and star all-rounder Deepti Sharma were on Wednesday nominated for the ICC's Player of the Month award.
Course correction for the Indian women's cricket team has become the need of the hour.
'I'm playing for the first time with pink ball, so I can't really say what the challenges would be, but yes whatever little I have faced in the nets, it does seam quite a bit.'
Mandhana has established herself as among the best batters in the world in recent years.
'I am still very passionate to go out there, be there in the middle and win games for India. I know there is still room for improvements in terms of my batting and that is something I am working on... There are certain dimensions I would like to add to my batting...'
India skipper Mithali Raj was on Tuesday joined at the top by South Africa opener Lizelle Lee, whose unbeaten 91 in the opening match against the West Indies helped her take joint-first position in the latest ICC women's ODI rankings.
The women's cricket squad will be travelling to the United Kingdom with the men's side for a month-long series
Mithali feels that she has always been unfairly targeted despite some of the other players also coming cropper in shorter formats.
"Sure, it (India-Pakistan final) will (happen). Now that Pakistan has qualified for the final, India will be at their best," Mithali said on the Star Sports show 'Cricket Live'.
