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BCCI to recommend Mithali Raj, R Ashwin for Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna award

BCCI has decided to recommend women's cricket great Mithali Raj and premier spinner R Ashwin for Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna, country's highest sporting honour

Women's ODI: Mithali's fifty helps India post 201/8 against England

Skipper Mithali Raj led from the front with a patient 72 to guide India Women to a modest 201 for eight against England Women in the first ODI of the three-match series here on Sunday. Mithali held India's innings together following two early dismissals after the visitors were sent in to bat. She shared two crucial partnerships -- 56 runs with Punam Raut (32) and 65 with Deepti Sharma (30) -- to take India forward. But the start was far from impressive as India lost both the openers cheaply. Touted as the next big thing in Indian women's cricket, teen sensation Shafali Verma's much-anticipated ODI debut lasted just 14 balls from which she scored 15 runs with the help of three fours. Shafali, who became the youngest Indian cricketer to make debut across formats on Sunday, perished in search of too many big shots when she miscued a Katherine Brunt (2/35) delivery to Anya Shrubsole at mid-on in the fifth over. Smriti Mandhana (10) followed soon when Shrubsole (2/33) went through her

Good to have men's team around, girls can gain from them: Mithali Raj

Travelling with Indian men's team will be a good opportunity for inexperienced women players to pick their brains on rigours of Test cricket ahead of the one-off game against England, Mithali Raj said

Not ideal to tour without practice: Women's cricket coach Ramesh Powar

Ramesh Powar said that not being able to practice due to quarantine is not an ideal way to start a tour. The team leaves for an all-format tour of England early on Wednesday

Test match is the real challenge, waiting to play Eng and Aus: Harmanpreet

The last time the Indian women's team played a Test match was in November 2014 against the visiting South African team in Mysore

Bowlers need to prepare better before series, says Mithali Raj

India's bowlers need to prepare better before a series, said captain Mithali Raj after their seven-wicket defeat to South Africa women on Sunday

Mithali becomes first woman cricketer to complete 7,000 ODI runs

Mithali Raj on Sunday added another feather to her cap by becoming the first player to complete 7,000 runs in women's ODI cricket

Mithali becomes 1st Indian woman cricketer to score 10,000 int'l runs

Veteran batter Mithali Raj on Friday became the first Indian woman cricketer and second internationally to complete 10,000 runs across all formats

I look to work on my game to stay relevant, says Mithali Raj

Captain Mithali Raj on Friday said she has always looked to evolve and stay relevant in a changing women's game, an approach that has brought her 10,000 runs across formats in international cricket

We need to score more in last 10 overs, says Mithali Raj

India women's defeat to South Africa women in the third one-day international has exposed their inability to make use of the slog overs especially if their batting order caves in

International Women's Day: Mithali Raj shares picture with her 'idol'

On the occasion of International Women's Day, India women's ODI skipper Mithali Raj dedicated a heartfelt post to her mother, her 'biggest inspiration', on Monday

Women's T20 Challenge: Difficult playing back-to-back games, says Mithali

Mithali, who is leading the Velocity team in the Women's T20 Challenge on Thursday admitted the difficulty of play back-to-back matches with less than 12 hours of recovery time in sultry conditions

Have admired Dhoni for his nerves of steel: Women's ODI skipper Mithali Raj

Women's ODI skipper Mithali Raj on Monday said that she has always admired wicket-keeper batsman, MS Dhoni, for his nerves of steel during pressure-cooker situations

Was disappointed that I couldn't play in 2018 World T20 semis: Mithali Raj

The 37-year-old recently said that she is "definitely looking" at the ICC Women's World Cup

BCCI asks ex-cricketer Saba Karim to step down as general manager: Report

Saba Karim's style of functioning was incorrect and he often came across as arrogant, board official is quoted by IANS as saying

This day 21 yrs ago, Mithali Raj made international debut with a classy ton

Playing against Ireland in an ODI game at Milton Keynes, Mithali opened the batting alongside other debutant Reshma Gandhi

BCCI should not 'wait forever' for women's Indian Premier League: Mithali

The BCCI has hosted Women's IPL exhibition matches in the last two years but has said a full-fledged tournament will take some time to take shape

WT20 WC: Australia favourites, but India no pushovers, says Mithali Raj

Mithali also spoke about the change in the perception of women's cricket since the time that she started her career

BCCI demotes Mithali Raj to Grade B in newly released central contracts

T20 skipper Harmanpreet Kaur retained his A category contract alongside Smriti Mandhana and Poonam Yadav

Bumrah, Mandhana win Wisden India Almanack 'Cricketer of the Year' award

Mandhana is the third woman to be named 'Cricketer of the Year', after Mithali Raj and Deepti Sharma