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In Pictures: Mithali Raj, doyen of women's cricket, retires from international cricket

India's greatest woman batter, Mithali Raj, capped her illustrious 23-year-long professional career by announcing retirement from international cricket on Wednesday.

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Mithali Raj, one of the greatest female cricketers to have played the game, announced retirement from all forms of international cricket.
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Mithali Raj, one of the greatest female cricketers to have played the game, announced retirement from all forms of international cricket.

Mithali Raj ended her glorious career with a record 7805 runs from 232 ODIs, the most in the format.
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Mithali Raj ended her glorious career with a record 7805 runs from 232 ODIs, the most in the format.

Mithali Raj is the leading run-getter in women's cricket across formats with an overall tally of 10868 runs.
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Mithali Raj is the leading run-getter in women's cricket across formats with an overall tally of 10868 runs.

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Mithali Raj played in as many as six ODI World Cups and also holds the record of scoring seven half-centuries in a row.
 
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Mithali Raj played in as many as six ODI World Cups and also holds the record of scoring seven half-centuries in a row.

 

Mithali Raj is the only Indian captain - male or female - to have led India in two World Cup finals (2005 and 2017).
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Mithali Raj is the only Indian captain - male or female - to have led India in two World Cup finals (2005 and 2017).

Mithali Raj is the only Indian captain - male or female - to have led India in two World Cup finals (2005 and 2017).
 
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Mithali Raj is the only Indian captain - male or female - to have led India in two World Cup finals (2005 and 2017).

 

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