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Still has the same hunger to score runs as it was 22 years ago: India captain Mithali Raj
Indian women’s cricket team captain Mithali Raj’s hunger to score runs remains the same 22 years ago and is looking to improve her batting for next year’s ODI World Cup in New Zealand.
Mithali’s unbeaten 75 off 89 balls helped India beat England by four wickets in the third and final ODI on Saturday. During this innings, Mithali also became the highest international run-scorer in women’s cricket. Mithali now has 10,337 runs in international cricket. She left behind former England captain Charlotte Edwards (10,273).
Mithali, who made her international debut against Ireland on 26 June 1999 at Milton Keynes, said, “The way things have progressed, this journey has not been easy. It has had its own trials and challenges. I have always believed that examinations have been made. There has been a time when due to various reasons I felt that enough is enough, but there was something that I kept playing and now it is 22 years in international cricket but my hunger for runs is still less. I still have the same passion to go on the field and win matches for India. As far as my batting is concerned, I think there is still room for improvement and I am working on it. There are dimensions that I want to add to my batting.”
The left-handed batsman from Haryana is garnering praise from all quarters for the way he’s finishing games regularly in the most exciting IPL season.
Gavaskar reckons Tewatia’s whirlwind knock in Sharjah (in IPL 2020) where he smashed West Indies pacer Sheldon Cottrell for five sixes in an over, gave him the confidence that he belongs to the big stage.
Speaking on Cricket Live on Star Sports, Gavaskar said, “That assault on Sheldon Cottrell in Sharjah gave him the belief to do the impossible and the confidence that he belongs here. We saw the impossible (he did with the bat) the other day as well. There’s no twitching or touching the pads (which shows a batter’s nervousness) when he bats in the death overs. He just waits for the ball to be delivered and plays his shots. He’s got all the shots in the book, but most importantly his temperament to stay cool in a crisis is brilliant.”
Gavaskar has also nicknamed the 28-year-old cricketer the ‘ice-man’ and lauded Tewatia’s ability to remain unruffled during the tense moments.
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