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Era ends? Mithali hangs up boots, Jhulan dropped

Imagining women’s cricket without Mithali and Jhulan is tough. But, that’s the nature of the sport — it waits for nobody. Mithali has called it a day, may be it could be curtains down for Jhulan too. The tall pacer misses out on a place for the Sri Lanka series. Here's a tribute

Our Bureau, PTI Published 08.06.22, 08:42 PM
Mithali Raj and Jhulan Goswami
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Mithali Raj and Jhulan Goswami

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It was the end of an era for women's cricket as veteran Indian cricketer Mithali Raj announced her retirement from international cricket through a social media post on June 8. India T20I captain Harmanpreet Kaur has been put in charge of the ODI squad
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It was the end of an era for women's cricket as veteran Indian cricketer Mithali Raj announced her retirement from international cricket through a social media post on June 8. India T20I captain Harmanpreet Kaur has been put in charge of the ODI squad

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One such bowler, who has toiled hard and literally gone those extra miles to realize her dream of playing cricket for India is none other than Jhulan Goswami. Over her illustrious career stretching beyond 20 years, Goswami has not only made India proud but also inspired a generation of cricketers to take up fast bowling
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One such bowler, who has toiled hard and literally gone those extra miles to realize her dream of playing cricket for India is none other than Jhulan Goswami. Over her illustrious career stretching beyond 20 years, Goswami has not only made India proud but also inspired a generation of cricketers to take up fast bowling

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Raj and Goswami share mutual respect and admiration for each other and it was once again evident in Goswami's tribute where she thanked Raj for her contribution to women's cricket. Raj and Goswami between them have the experience of 433 ODIs and 157 T20Is
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Raj and Goswami share mutual respect and admiration for each other and it was once again evident in Goswami's tribute where she thanked Raj for her contribution to women's cricket. Raj and Goswami between them have the experience of 433 ODIs and 157 T20Is

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In her 23-year-long career, Raj amassed 7805 runs from 232 ODIs, the maximum by any woman. In all formats, Raj is the leading scorer with 10,868 runs under her belt
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In her 23-year-long career, Raj amassed 7805 runs from 232 ODIs, the maximum by any woman. In all formats, Raj is the leading scorer with 10,868 runs under her belt

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Goswami played a lot of football during her formative years and was inspired by Diego Maradona. In 2018, she became the first woman cricketer to reach 200 wickets in ODI cricket. To acknowledge her incredible service to the Indian sport, she was bestowed with the Arjuna award in 2010 and Padma Shri in 2012. She became the second Indian woman cricketer to receive Padma Shri
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Goswami played a lot of football during her formative years and was inspired by Diego Maradona. In 2018, she became the first woman cricketer to reach 200 wickets in ODI cricket. To acknowledge her incredible service to the Indian sport, she was bestowed with the Arjuna award in 2010 and Padma Shri in 2012. She became the second Indian woman cricketer to receive Padma Shri

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