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Mithali Raj

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Mithali Raj (born 3 December 1982) is an Indian former cricketer who captained the national team from 2004 to 2022. She is the highest run-scorer in women's international cricket, and ESPN ranked her as one of the greatest female cricketers of all time. Raj has received several national and international awards, including the Wisden Leading Woman Cricketer in the World in 2017, Arjuna Award in 2003, the Padma Shri in 2015, and Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna in 2021. Raj holds numerous records in international cricket. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in 25 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 23 in 2024). Mithali Raj is the 49th most popular cricketer (down from 26th in 2024), the 1,472nd most popular biography from India (down from 1,236th in 2019) and the 18th most popular Indian Cricketer.

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Among CRICKETERS

Among cricketers, Mithali Raj ranks 49 out of 136. Before her are Usman Khawaja, Alastair Cook, Wasim Akram, David Miller, Shahid Afridi, and Virender Sehwag. After her are Chris Gayle, Diana Edulji, Shakib Al Hasan, Yuvraj Singh, Cheteshwar Pujara, and Steve Waugh.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1982, Mithali Raj ranks 1,041. Before her are Maxim Vylegzhanin, Beno Udrih, Chimène Badi, Evaldo Fabiano, Alessandro Nunes, and Eva Moser. After her are Óscar González Marcos, Maarten Wynants, Ana Dulce Félix, Alexandre Geijo, Victoria Maurette, and Tamer Bayoumi.

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In India

Among people born in India, Mithali Raj ranks 1,472 out of 1,861. Before her are Shriya Saran (1982), Lucky Ali (1958), J. P. Dutta (1949), Ravish Kumar (1974), Chanda Kochhar (1961), and Kalpana Lajmi (1954). After her are Himanta Biswa Sarma (1969), Kiara Advani (1992), Dino Morea (1975), Madhoo (1969), Arunima Sinha (1989), and Diana Edulji (1956).

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Among CRICKETERS In India

Among cricketers born in India, Mithali Raj ranks 18. Before her are Bishan Singh Bedi (1946), Syed Kirmani (1949), Rahul Dravid (1973), Sourav Ganguly (1972), Anil Kumble (1970), and Virender Sehwag (1978). After her are Diana Edulji (1956), Yuvraj Singh (1981), Cheteshwar Pujara (1988), Axar Patel (1994), Hardik Pandya (1993), and Ajay Jadeja (1971).

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