ICC Player of Month: Shreyas nominated for February; Mithali, Deepti nominated in women's category
Cricket | March 09, 2022 15:16 ISTApart from Shreyas, UAE batter Vriitya Aravind and Nepal's Dipendra Sing Airee were nominated for the month.
Apart from Shreyas, UAE batter Vriitya Aravind and Nepal's Dipendra Sing Airee were nominated for the month.
'Shabaash Mithi' is the coming-of-age tale of women's cricket in India as witnessed by the most successful woman cricketer. The film chronicles the highs and lows, setbacks and moments of euphoria of Mithali's life with Taapsee essaying the titular role.
The 39-year-old Indian skipper achieved the feat as India locked horns with arch-rivals Pakistan in their much-anticipated opening match of the ICC Women's World Cup
The campaign aims to epitomize the spirit of cricket and bring to life the bond that cricketing fans across India have with the Women in Blue.
Raj was a part of the Indian team that played in the 2000 World Cup in New Zealand and more than two decades later, she is returning to the same country, this time as the captain.
Kaur scored a 66-ball 63 in the fifth and final ODI against New Zealand recently to roar back into form, the knock helping India to avoid a whitewash at the hands of the home team.
India tried out some new talents in the series against South Africa, England, Australia and New Zealand ahead of the World Cup beginning on March 4 in New Zealand.
India is now 0-4 down in the five-match series and Mithali's bowling attack has failed to defend 270 and 279 in the second and third games.
India will lock horns against Pakistan in their opening match of the tournament on March 6 at Bay Oval.
Skipper Mithali Raj's well-crafted half-century went in vain as Indian batting flopped once again.
Among the bowlers, veteran Indian pacer Jhulan Goswami retained her second spot with 727 rating points, behind Australia's Jess Jonassen (773).
Among the all-rounders, India's Deepti Sharma also gained one spot to be at fourth in the ICC Women's ODI rankings.
The ICC Team of the Year recognises the achievements of exceptional players who impressed with their on-field exploits in a calendar year.
Mithali looked back at the positives from the two tours and what her side needs to do in New Zealand.
Harmanpreet Kaur has been the T20 captain since 2016 but her inconsistent run as a batter doesn't make her an automatic choice to replace Mithali in the longer formats.
India will play World Cup hosts New Zealand before the ICC event in March-April.
Raj, who has 738 rating points to her kitty, is behind Lizelle Lee (761) of South Africa and Alyssa Healy (750) of Australia as there was no change in the top-10 batters from the previous rankings.
In order to draw attention on important issue of gender discrimination, journalist and independent short film maker Nishant Shekhar has created a short film 'The Wish'. The five minute long film is dedicated to Indian cricketer Mithali Raj who became the first women to be honored with the Khel Ratna Award.
Taapsee will be portraying Mithali Raj in the Women Indian cricket team Captain's biopic titled 'Shabaash Mithu'. Taapsee took to her official Twitter handle along with a video of Mithali receiving the honour from President Ram Nath Kovind and heaped praises on her.
In a glittering function organised at the Durbar Hall of the Rashtrapati Bhawan here, the President recognised the country's unparalleled Olympic and Paralympic performances.
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