Key facts
- Born
- 3 December 1982, Jodhpur
- State of birth
- Jodhpur, Rajasthan
- Sector
- Cricket
- Profession
- Indian women's cricketer
- Gender
- Female
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Biography
Mithali Raj is an Indian former cricketer who captained the national team from 2004 to 2022. She was the highest run-scorer in women's international cricket, and ESPN ranked her as one of the greatest female cricketers of all time. Raj has received several national and international awards, including the Wisden Leading Woman Cricketer in the World in 2017, Arjuna Award in 2003, the Padma Shri in 2015, and Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna in 2021.
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Timeline
- 1982Born in Jodhpur
- 2015Awarded the Padma Shri in sports
- 2017Awarded the BBC 100 Women
- 2021Awarded the Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award in Sports and Games
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- Wikimedia Commons (CC BY 3.0) · Sadhguru