Mithali Raj: Biography, Age, Height, Achievements, Family and Career Statistics

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Indian cricket player and all-time leader in runs scored by female players, Mithali Raj. In addition, she led India to two 50-over World Cup finals, more than any other Indian captain (male or female). Her strengths were as a right-handed batsman in the middle of the order and a right-arm leg-break bowler. As the all-time leader in runs scored in women’s international cricket, she will go down in history as one of the best players of her sport. When it comes to international cricket, she has broken several records. She is the only woman in the history of women’s one-day international cricket to score over 7,000 runs.

Biography of Mithali Raj:

1. Real name: Mithali Dorai Raj
2. Other/Nickname: Lady Sachin
3. Profession: Women Cricketer
4. Famous for: Cover Drive
5. Best Performance: 103 not out vs. Pakistan (Cuttack, 2013)

Physical Status: 

1. Height: 5’ 4″
2. Weight: 63kg
3. Body Measurements: 34-28-34
4. Eye Colour: Black
5. Hair Colour: Black

Personal Life:

1. Date of Birth: December 3, 1982
2. Place of Birth: Jodhpur, Rajasthan
3. Nationality: Indian
4. Hometown: Secunderabad, India
5. School: Keyes High School for Girls; Kasturba Gandhi Junior College for Women in Secunderabad
6. College: N/a
7. Highest Education Qualification: 12th

Family Statistics:

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• Marital Status: Unmarried
• Boyfriend: N/A
• Parents: Father – Dorai Raj, Mother – Leela Raj
• Siblings: Brother—Mithun Raj
• Religion: Hinduism
• Other Hobbies: Reading books, Dancing (Bharatnatyam)

Career Statistics:

• Test Debut: ENG Women vs. IND Women at Lucknow, January 14–17, 2002
• ODI Debut: IND Women vs. Ire Women at Milton Keynes, June 26, 1999
• T20 Debut:  ENG Women vs IND Women at Derby – August 05, 2006

Achievements:

• In 2003, her outstanding athletic achievements earned her the prestigious “Arjuna Award.”
• In 2015, she was honored with the Padma Shri, India’s fourth-highest civilian honor.
• Mithali was recognized as the 2015 Wisden Indian Cricketer of the Year.
• In 2017, we honored a sports hero in the youth category.
• In November 2020, Raj was a finalist for two ICC awards: Women’s ODI Cricketer of the Decade and the Rachael Heyhoe-Flint Award for ICC Female Cricketer of the Decade.
• Only one other female cricketer has ever reached the 5,000-run mark in One-Day Internationals, and she is the second.
• Mithali made history by being the first Indian woman to reach 2,000 runs in Twenty20 Internationals.
• In achieving this milestone, Mithali Raj makes history as only the second female cricket player in the world and the first from India to score 10,000 runs across all formats.

Here are some lesser-known facts about Mithali Raj:

• When Mithali Raj was younger, she dreamed of being a Bharatnatyam dancer, not a cricket player.
• Mithali has had a successful 21-year professional cricketing career thus far, with the maximum runs being scored by her in 2006. She batted 684 runs at 45.60 in 23 games that year.
• Mithali has participated in five World Cups thus far, scoring a total of 1,139 runs at an average of 54.23. This is the third-best average in World Cup history, behind only Sarah Taylor and Karen Rolton.
• She holds the highest Test batting average (51) of any Indian women cricketer despite playing in only 10 Tests.
• With an overall T20I average of 37.52 for India, she ranks second in the world behind only Scotland’s Sarah Bryce (39.30).
• Mithali has been out for a duck only four times in one-day internationals, which is tied for the second fewest by any women’s cricketer who has played 100 or more ODIs.

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