Mithali Raj retires from international cricket

Veteran Indian women’s cricketer Mithali Raj Wednesday announced her retirement  from all forms of international cricket – bringing down the curtains on a glittering career since making her debut for India in 1999.

Mithali has played 12 Tests, 232 ODIS and 89 T20Is for India in her 23-year-old career. Mithali, a right -handed batter, will go down in history for her incredible run-scoring feats, including a record 7,805 runs to date in ODI matches, almost over 2,000 more than her closest rival, former England  captain Charlotte Edwards. She has scored seven centuries and a record 64 fifties in her ODI career.