By: Vaishali Mehta
Mithali Raj, the Indian Women’s team captain, is fond of reading. Recently the picture of Mithali has gone viral during Women’s World Cup series in England, as she waited for her turn to bat.
The picture not only got countless re-tweets, but also become trending on the internet. Mithali scored 71 in that game. It was her 7th consecutive fifty in the ODI, a remarkable record in women’s cricket.
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Now she has became the first women to score 6000 runs in the ODI cricket. “It’s not surprising, to be honest,” Snehal Pradhan said. “She loves to read, and always carries a book in her kit bag during her long tours.”
On Wednesday in Bristol, during India’s sixth World Cup match against Australia, the 34-year-old notched up yet another milestone, when she overtook former England captain Charlotte Edwards’ tally of 5,992 runs.
She became the highest run-scorer in the ODIs. En route her knock of 69, she reached the coveted landmark of 6,000 runs in this format. It was only fitting that she would get there with an effortless six off Kirsten Beams.
