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Name | Mitali Raj (Mitali Raj) |
Real name | Mithali Dorai Raj |
Date of Birth | 03 December 1982 |
Birth Place | Jodhpur, Rajasthan, India |
Monther & Father Name | Leela Raj / Dheeraj Raj Dorai |
Achievement | 2017 - First Indian woman to score 6000 runs in women's ODI cricket |
Profession / Country | Female / Player / India |
Mitali Raj - First Indian woman to score 6000 runs in women's ODI cricket (2017)
Mithali Raj is an Indian cricketer. She is currently (October 2017) the captain of India's Test and Women's ODI team. He was born on 03 December 1982 in Rajasthan. Mithali started playing cricket at the age of 10 and at the age of 17 she joined the Indian cricket team. Mithali (16 years, 205 days) also holds the record for scoring the youngest century in women's ODI matches. As a batsman, Mithali also holds the record for scoring 07 consecutive fifties in ODI cricket.
Year | Awards/Honors | Awarding Country or Institution |
2003 | Arjuna Award | Indian government |
2015 | Padma Shri | Indian government |
2017 | Youth sports icon of excellence award | Chennai |
2017 | Wisden Leading Woman Cricketer in the World | Wisden cricketers almanac |