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Mithali Raj

(1982) Cricketer

77 quotes in 227 categories

Mithali Raj is a cricketer.

Quick Facts About Mithali Raj

Born: December 3, 1982
Profession: Cricketer

About Mithali Raj

[Wikidata] Indian women's cricketer... | [Wikipedia] Mithali Raj is an Indian former cricketer who captained the national team from 2004 to 2022. She is the highest run-scorer in women's international cricket, and ESPN ranked her as one of the greatest female cricketers of all time. Raj has received several national and international awards, including

Quotes by Mithali Raj · Page 2

The Qualifier is a different standard to what we will face in the World Cup in England. The conditions will be different,…

Face

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A lot of people have a different perspective on this but my personal view is that while things have become more professional…

Different perspective

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Even though I am someone who played one-dayers more, I have equally prepared hard for the T20 format too.

Hard

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There are expectations in everyone's lives. It might be small or big, but then you cannot forget to prioritise what is important…

Big

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We get to play every team before the World Cup, touring in different conditions besides a few series at home. It gives…

Home

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Honestly, during the 2018 World Cup itself, I was saying T20 World Cup was going to be my last.

Cup

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Tamil is my mother tongue.

Mother

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I have captained India in two World Cup finals. I definitely want to win the World Cup before I retire.

India

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You can't just give up because you lose one game. India has always had the problem that when faced with the crunch…

Always

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Having captained India for long, it is habitual to discuss with my mates and assess the bowling changes, the bowling changes, the…

Bowling

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Cricket was never my first choice. I never wanted to be a sportsperson. It just happened. It was destiny.

Choice

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Even at home I always play with the boys, I only play with the girls when I am closer to the tournament…

Always

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Sometimes, I sketch, but not every day. I sketch random things, whatever I can get my mind into. I'm not a professional,…

Day

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If you keep winning, people will stay glued to our cricket.

Cricket

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There will always be people who will criticise you without knowing the facts.

Always

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I feel that when you are chasing 270 there's always going to be pressure but you need the opening pair to give…

Always

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If only a few games are televised and you don't have a follow-up, like no live coverage of the Sri Lanka series…

Australia

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Let's say something like Olympics is happening, I will definitely watch because that is something which is live after so many months.…

Live

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It will be important because every country is looking forward to getting more girls to play the sport. And if you have…

Another world

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Men's cricket sets the bar. We are always trying to reach where they set the standard.

Always

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A couple of my friends told me to get into cooking but I have not been able to get myself into the…

Cooking

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I think at some level the ICC is trying to promote the women's game globally and that requires them to focus more…

Cricket

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As a young kid in the beginning, I myself did not know that there was women's cricket in India or that there…

Beginning

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Obviously, we don't want to go into a World Cup thinking low about the team. We are very positive and had some…

Confidence

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But growing as an India cricketer it was about the blue jersey and the pride we all felt wearing that jersey.

About

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