Mithali Raj, who is regarded as one of the most prolific batters, became the first female cricketer to be conferred with the Wisden India Cricketers of the Year in 2015. Two years later, she marked another landmark achievement by becoming the first ever Indian player to have an overall score over 1,000 World Cup runs and 5th woman cricketer globally.
The Indian player secured the record for the highest number of ODIs played by a female cricketer (204), surpassing her contemporaries, England’s Charlotte Edwards (191) and India’s veteran pacer Jhulan Goswami with 178 matches.