Who is Mithali Raj?

Born December 3, 1982, in Rajasthan, Mithali Dorai Raj is an Indian cricketer and former captain of the women's national cricket team (both Test and ODI). She grew up in Hyderabad and learned the basics of cricket alongside her brother.

 

Raj started playing the game when she was 10-year-old and began to take cricket coaching during her school days. She went to Keyes High School for Girls in Hyderabad and for intermediate studies, she attended Kasturba Gandhi Junior College for Women in Secunderabad.

During the initial days of her career, Mithali Raj played for the Indian Railways in the domestic competition and