Mithali Raj will equal Sachin Tendulkar’s record of six World Cup appearances in the Women’s Cricket World Cup.

Sachin Tendulkar and Javed Miandad of Pakistan are the only cricketers who have played in six World Cups. Mithali Raj, the captain of India’s women’s squad, is expected to join this select group when she takes the field for the ICC Women’s World Cup in 2022.

On March 6, 2022, the ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup will begin. In the opening group stage match, India will face Pakistan.

Mithali Raj holds the distinction of being the only Indian captain to lead her country to two World Cup finals (in 2005 and 2017). She has retired from T20Is in order to concentrate on 50-over cricket, according to the 39-year-old. In 225 ODI matches, she has 7623 runs.

“I tell the new talent in the side today that you don’t have the experience of previous World Cups, so it’s a clean slate for you,” Raj stated during a press conference ahead of the ICC Women’s World Cup.

Jhulan Goswami, another legend of Indian women’s cricket, will, on the other hand, be competing in her fifth World Cup.

In 2017, India came within nine runs of winning their first World Cup when they were defeated by England in the final by nine runs. In 2005, India also lost in the final to Australia.

The women’s squad is coming off a disappointing series against New Zealand when they lost an ODI series (1-4).

Smriti Mandhana, Shafali Verma, Yastika Bhatia, Deepti Sharma, Richa Ghosh (wicket-keeper), Sneh Rana, Jhulan Goswami, Pooja Vastrakar, Meghna Singh, Renuka Singh Thakur, Taniya Bhatia (wicket-keeper), Rajeshwari Gayakwad, Poonam Yadav.

 

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