Mithali Raj has announced her retirement from international cricket with immediate effect. Mithali Raj took to Twitter to share a statement and thanked everyone for the "love and support". Mithali retires as the leading run-getter in women's ODIs.
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She represented India in 232 matches, scoring 7805 runs at an average of 50.68. She had earlier announced her retirement from T20 internationals.
Speculations were already going on that Mithali Raj could retire after the recently concluded Women's World Cup and Mithali Raj brought an end to all the speculations with her tweet. Netizens hailed Mithali Raj for her decision and congratulated her for the incredible career that spanned close to 23 years.
Check out some of the reactions from the netizens on social media.
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An Arjuna award winner and a Padma Shri awardee, Mithali made her debut in 1999 at the age of 16 and over the next 2 decades became one of the all-time greats. As captain, Mithali led India to the finals of two World Cups - 2015 and 2017.
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In the latest ICC Women's ODI batting rankings, released on Tuesday, Mithali continued to hold on to her seventh position.
