Mithali Raj receive a very special Birthday wish from the Legend.
Mithali Raj receive a very special Birthday wish from the Legend.
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The Indian women's team captain and the first to reach 6000 runs in Women’s ODI Mithali Raj turned 35 on Sunday and on her birthday several sports personality extended their wishes on social media as one of the legend in the game also one of them. Batting legend Master Blaster Sachin Tendulkar posted a heartfelt message for Mithali on the occasion of her birthday. Mithali guided India to the finals of the ICC Women's Cricket World Cup in July this year. India eventually lost to hosts England by 9 runs but their journey to the finals received plaudits from all quarters.

Skipper Mithali Raj also batted for an Indian Premier League for women after the World Cup but added it was for the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) to decide on. India had a sensational start to the tournament, beating eventual champions England in the opener and then notched up three more wins before going down to Australia and South Africa.

That left them with a must-win league match with New Zealand which they won and then got the better of Australia in the semi-finals but fell short to champions England. Mithali has been the flag-bearer of Indian cricket for women since 1999. She made her ODI debut against Ireland Women on June, 1999 while she debuted in the longer format against England Women on January, 2002.

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