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Mithali Raj (born 3 December 1982) is an Indian former cricketer who captained the national team from 2004 to 2022. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] She is the highest run-scorer in women's international cricket, and ESPN ranked her as one of the greatest female cricketers of all time.
Shabaash Mithu is a 2022 Indian Hindi-language biographical sports drama film directed by Srijit Mukherji and produced by Viacom18 Studios.The film was based on the life of former Test and ODI captain of the India women's national cricket team, Mithali Raj, stars Taapsee Pannu in the title role.
The National Sports Awards is the collective name given to the six sports awards of Republic of India. It is awarded annually by the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports. They are presented by the President of India in the same ceremony at the Rashtrapati Bhavan usually on 29 August each year along with the national adventure award.
Coaches like Apurva Sharma and Suman Sharma also played a significant role in moulding her as a cricketer. She considered Mithali Raj as a role model when she was a child. Significantly, when Veda was 12, Mithali was felicitated at her school. [4] Veda later went on to play with Mithali in both domestic and national teams. [13]
She was named as Indian women's captain for the 2012 Women's Twenty20 Asia Cup final, as captain Mithali Raj and vice-captain Jhulan Goswami were out because of injuries. She made her debut as captain against Pakistan women's as India defended 81 runs thus won Asia Cup. [21]
Smriti Mandhana (/ s m r ɪ. t iː ˈ m ɑː n. d ə n. ɑː / smri-tee MAHN-dən-ah; [1] born 18 July 1996) is an Indian international cricketer who plays for the national team. [2] She plays for Royal Challengers Bangalore in the Women's Premier League. [3]
Diana Edulji (born 26 January 1956) is an Indian former cricketer. [1] Born in Mumbai to a Parsi family, [2] she was drawn to sports at an early age. She grew up playing cricket with a tennis ball in the railway colony where she lived.
Later in 2008, she took over the captaincy from Mithali Raj and held till 2011. [9] In 2008, she also became the fourth woman to reach 100 wickets in ODIs at Asia Cup. [13] She led India in 25 ODIs. [12] In 2010 she was awarded the Arjun Award [12] and in 2012 she became second Indian women cricketer to receive Padma Shri after Diana Edulji. [9]