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12 Mar

Mithali Raj breaks World Cup captaincy record

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Mithali Raj, Indian skipper broke the record for most matches captained in the ICC Women's World Cup, surpassing former Australian counterpart Belinda Clark on Saturday. Mithali led India in 24 World Cup games, claiming 14 victories, 8 losses and one no result. Clark had captained 23 matches in her side. Mithali achieved the feat when she stepped out to lead the country against the West Indies in a crucial match in the ongoing showpiece event here. Mithali and Clark are the only two cricketers to have led their country at more than two World Cups. Last Sunday, Mithali became only…

06 Jan

Mithali to lead India squad for ICC Women’s World Cup 2022

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India's young batter Janimah Rodrigues and all-rounder pacer Shikha Pandey were ignored for selection as BCCI announced the 15-member Indian women's cricket squad announced for the ICC ODI World Cup to be held in New Zealand from March 4 to April 3, 2022. Mithali Raj will continue to lead the side with Harmanpreet Kaur . The side also includes Smriti Mandhana, Jhulan Goswami and Shafali Verma among others. Janimah and Shikha have been ignored from the side due to a lack of form. Janimah failed to hit the double-figure mark during the last year in all the international assignments she was a part of. Pandey has…