My teammates will tell you I find it hard to remember what happened two weeks earlier, let alone what happened a decade and a half back. Mithali Raj Read Quote
A lot of people have a different perspective on this but my personal view is that while things have become more professional with we being centrally contracted, we don’t play as regularly as the men do. The number of matches we play is too less as compared to men. Mithali Raj Read Quote
But growing as an India cricketer it was about the blue jersey and the pride we all felt wearing that jersey. Mithali Raj Read Quote
Although I am not in the thick of things when it comes to T20 cricket, but as an ODI captain, I’d like to give more stability to the players. Mithali Raj Read Quote
I feel that when you are chasing 270 there’s always going to be pressure but you need the opening pair to give us a start so that the batters can take from thereon. Mithali Raj Read Quote
A lot of parents today come forward to encourage their daughters to take up sport because they feel women’s cricket is growing in India and they can make a profession out of it. Mithali Raj Read Quote
All the people who were needed to be told about my decision were informed. 2021 World Cup would definitely be my swansong. I am looking forward to preparing for the World Cup. Mithali Raj Read Quote
Even though I am someone who played one-dayers more, I have equally prepared hard for the T20 format too. Mithali Raj Read Quote
When we talk about knowledge or tactical plans, if a woman coach has the capability, then she should surely get an opportunity to coach the Indian men’s team. Mithali Raj Read Quote
Fitness is getting creative as gym equipment is not available at home. I am making do with the resources I have. I’m being given a schedule I can follow by my trainer. Of course it is not close to the exercises I can do in the gym. But I am trying to do as much as I can to maintain my strength. Mithali Raj Read Quote