#MithaliRaj announces her retirement from all forms of cricket — Here’s a snippet of her cricket journey

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By @VaamanaaSethi
The 39-year-old veteran batter announced her retirement from all forms of cricket today, June 8. She announced the end of her 23-year cricket career on social media.

#MithaliRaj
“Like all journeys, this one too must come to an end. Today is the day I retire from all forms of international cricket,” #MithaliRaj said in a statement. Raj finishes as the 7th ranked batter in Women's ODI Player Rankings.
#MithaliRaj scored 7,805 runs in 232 ODI matches, at an average of just over 50. She also scored 2,364 runs in 89 T20Is, as well as 699 runs in 12 Tests, including a century and four 50s.
#MithaliRaj is one of the highest run-scorers in women’s international cricket and is considered one of the greatest female cricketers of all time. She is the only female cricketer to surpass the 7,000 runs in women's ODIs and first player to score seven consecutive 50s in ODIs.
#MithaliRaj is the first woman cricketer in the world to cross 2,000 T20I runs. She won the Wisden Leading Woman Cricketer in the World in 2017, Arjuna Award in 2003, the Padma Shri in 2015, and Major Dhyanchand Khel Ratna in 2021.
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