Did you know that the Indian Women Cricket 's ODI and Test team captain Mithali Raj has announced retirement from all formats of the game ?

Mithali retired as the highest run scorer in women ODI. After making her debut in June 1999, against Ireland at Milton Keynes, she represented India in 232 ODIs, scoring 7,805 runs at a staggering average of 50.68. She played 12 Tests and 89 T20Is for the country and amassed 699 and 2,364 runs, respectively.

Earlier this year, she became the first woman, and only the third cricketer ever, to appear at the six ICC Women's Cricket World cups. Her record entered a new decade former Pakistan cricketer Javed Miandad appeared in the first six Men's Cricket World Cups between 1975 and 1996 with Sachin Tendulkar beginning his World Cup career in 1992.

As a captain, she is equalled Australian legend Belinda Clark's tally by leading the Indian team at her fourth ICC Women's World Cup. Clark's tenure spanned from 1993 to 2005.

In early 2021, Mithali breached the 10,000 run mark in international cricket, across formats. She achieved the feat during the third ODI against South Africa in Lucknow. England Charlotte Edwards was the first woman player to reach the milestone in international cricket. Edwards finished her career on 10,273 runs in 309 games, while Mithali reached the milestone in 311 matches.