On the day Mithali Raj broke the record for most matches as captain at the Women’s World Cup, her teammate Jhulan Goswami became the tournament’s leading wicket-taker. Significant feats both, certainly! Yet, neither woman was the day’s biggest story from Hamilton on Saturday. The batting of Smriti Mandhana and Harmanpreet Kaur was. With their hundreds,…Continue Reading
Indian women’s cricket team skipper Mithali Raj on Sunday became the first woman, and only the third cricketer ever, to appear at six ICC Women’s Cricket World Cups.Leading Indian in the opening game of their World Cup campaign here, the 39-year-old could manage just nine runs in 36 deliveries as she was caught by Pakistan…Continue Reading
India’s One-day International skipper Mithali Raj has risen one spot to second in the ICC Women’s ODI Player Rankings for batters announced on Tuesday, closing the gap on Australia’s Alyssa Healy.Mithali has displaced South African batter Lizelle Lee, who is now third on the list with 731 points, while the Indian stalwart is on 738.…Continue Reading