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.”
