Fans go gaga over skipper Mithali Raj's chilled out attitude
Her uber cool attitude did pay off when she stepped onto the field with the willow as she managed to score yet another half century to make it seven in a row.
Favourites India opened their campaign in the ICC Women’s World Cup today as they took on hosts England at Derby. Coming on to bat first the Indian inning was marked by stellar performances from everyone who came into bat. India finished their stint scoring 281 runs at the loss of 3 wickets.
Smriti Mandhana was the leading scorer with a staggering 90 runs while Poonam Raut was not too far behind with her score of 86. Skipper Mithali Raj came out to bat when Mandhana fell victim just after entering the nervous 90’s and smashed a well coordinated 71 run knock. Harmanpreet Kaur also played a little cameo of 24 runs from just 22 balls which included a handsome six.
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More than the batting performances the Twitterati went gaga over a picture of captain Mithali Raj. In the picture, Mithali was seen reading a book with her pads on when the Indian openers looked comfortable at the crease. The 34-year-old looked cool as a cucumber as she waited for her turn to bat. Her uber cool attitude did pay off when she stepped onto the field with the willow as she managed to score yet another half century to make it seven in a row.
Mithali Raj gave a fitting reply to a journalist a few days back which was applauded by many including tennis star Sania Mirza. When asked about her favourite male cricketer, she shut the journalist by asking him to find out the favourite female cricketers of the male cricketers.
There is no doubt over the fact that the fans loved Mithali Raj for her savage reply and today’s picture made the fans go crazy about the current Indian skipper. Here is a look at what the crowd on Twitter had to say about Mithali’s picture which is going viral on the internet:
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