Mithali Raj

The World Cup, as an event, carries a lot of pressure, irrespective of the number of caps you have earned, and the…

— Mithali Raj

I'm not saying the fact that I am the best T20 player. No! I know where I stand.

— Mithali Raj

But as a player, you feel sad that at this level you are being singled out for the fact that I stood…

— Mithali Raj

As a cricketer and captain, the lowest has the 2013 World Cup as it happened in India. Being the host team, we…

— Mithali Raj

When I am playing, I try to keep the genre very easy-going and breezy. I can't be into the book and not…

— Mithali Raj

As a captain and as a player I wanted to lead the team well and score runs, because I know the team…

— Mithali Raj

All of us at some point have been coached by a male cricketer. I strongly believe that they get a lot of…

— Mithali Raj

All of us follow men's cricket because we want at some point that women's cricket would be up there.

— Mithali Raj

Unless there is branding, players will not get adequate payment. Why do we want matches to be televised? Why do we want…

— Mithali Raj

From making my international debut as a 16-year-old to now 37, it has been a good 21 years of my prime life…

— Mithali Raj

Cricket is not gender biased. It isn't that men's cricket is different and women's a different one.

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It is the pride to play for India that keeps me going. Not many get a chance to play for India and…

— Mithali Raj

With central contracts, you are very well looked after by the board. You do not have to be bothered about anything else.…

— Mithali Raj

The first thing my mom told me after I reached Hyderabad was that I won't be going out on a two-wheeler.

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I am from a south Indian Tamilian family, so all my cousins are into academics and I alone was in sports.

— Mithali Raj

People were not even knowing that women's cricket existed. And from that phase to today where people would want to follow women's…

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There are some people who feel that they deserve a particular award or recognition, but I don't fall in that category.

— Mithali Raj

I would love to mentor youngsters.

— Mithali Raj

When we talk about knowledge or tactical plans, if a woman coach has the capability, then she should surely get an opportunity…

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I am very laidback and I take it as it comes.

— Mithali Raj

Initially, I was into dance and learnt Bharatnatyam for eight years. I appeared on various TV shows.

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I love sleeping and to inculcate the habit of early rising, my dad forced me to take up a sport. That was…

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Well, I think the turning point, in my opinion, has to be 2006 as in that year we came under BCCI. With…

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The biggest challenge I faced when I started playing in the 90s was my immediate family members were not very keen that…

— Mithali Raj

When I made my debut I had a lot of seniors in the side, then players of my own age group, then…

— Mithali Raj