Mithali Raj, the veteran Indian cricketer, announced her retirement from T20Is on Tuesday to focus on the next 50-over World C🦩up in 2021.
In 89 T20Is, Mithali has scored 2,364 runs at an average of 37.52 including 17 half-centu🎀ries and a highest score of 97 not out♍. While Mithali will end her career as the highest run-scorer for India, she is the sixth-highest overall.
BREAKING: announces retirement from T20Is
She led India ꦯin 32 T20Is including the three Women’s WT20 World Cups in 2012 (Sri Lanka), 2014 (Bangladesh) and 2016 (India).
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— BCCI Women (@BCCIWomen)
The 36-year-old batter also led India in 32 T20🥂Is including World Cups in 2012 (Sri Lanka), 2014 (Bangladesh) an♍d 2016 (India).
Here’s how cricket fraternity congratulated Mithali on her illustrious T20I career:
Well played😼 to the great as she retires from T20 intern꧑ationals. One of the pioneers. Looking forward to one final charge at the World Cup in 2021.
— Harsha Bhogle (@bhogleharsha)
Thank you for your amazing T2ඣ0 international career. You are truly an inspiration & role model to many.. 🙏 👏
— Shikhar Dhawan (@SDhawan25)
Congratulations on a great T20 international career ! You are an inspiration for ton✱s of girls out there ��🇳🙏
— Cheteshwar Pujara (@cheteshwar1)
Congrats for completing T20 International Career successfully. Real ICON for many young girls. Best wish🏅es!!!
— Ajay Ratra (@ajratra)
Many Congratulations on a great T20🐓 internatio𝐆nal career !!
— Dhawal Kulkarni (@dhawal_kulkarni)
Completely true. Thank you di for all what you have done for u💜s on🍃 and off the field.
T20Is might bﷺe over, लेकिन ODIs अभꦑी बाक़ी है मेरे दोस्त। 😬😇
— Poonam Yadav (@poonam_yadav24)
End of an era in t20 cricket she has inspired many and playing along side her makes all the things easy with her experience.
I wish her the best in the other formats, c🍒ricket will🎉 miss seeing you in t20s.— Mona Meshram (@MonaMeshram30)
Congrats on a wonderful T20 career 🙌
— Marizanne Kapp (@kappie777)
retires from T20Is, joining Jhulan Goswami as an ODI specialist. She's made immense contributions, possesses mind boggling numbers, and deserves all the acclaim.
Thank you, !
I have no doubt we'll see her in the 2021 ODI World Cup.
— Snehal Pradhan (@SnehalPradhan)
One of players who has taken the women’s game to another level. Though surely you are looking for one lasꦗt swan song ��in 50 overs?!
— Lisa Sthalekar (@sthalekar93)
Congratulations Mithali! Well played! Your contribution to I൲ndian cricket has been immense a🌄nd will continue to remain; even as you quit the T20 format.
— Anjum Chopra (@chopraanjum)
Happy rꦯetirement from T20s 👏🏼 Pleasure t🍰o have played against and with you ☺️👑
— Danielle Wyatt-Hodge (@Danni_Wyatt)
