India captain Mithali Raj became the highest run-getter in women’s international cricket after she surpassed England’s Charlotte Edwards. Edwards had a tally of 10,273 runs to her name. The right-handed batter achieved the feat during India’s third ODI against England in Worcester.
Mithali in a video posted by the International Cricket Council (ICC) on their official Twitter handle talked about her journey and the challenges she encountered.
“I think the way things have gone, it wasn’t an easy journey. It had its own trials and challenges. I have always believed that trials always have a purpose. There were times when I wanted to give up for various reasons," Mithali said.
"But there was something that kept going and here I am, 22 years of international cricket but the hunger to score runs for India has never dried up. I’m still very passionate to go out there and score runs for the team, to be there and win matches for India,” she added.
Raj further added that there is still some room for improvement and she is working on it.
“There is still some room for improvement in my batting and this is what I’m working on because I know I have a few months run-up to the World Cup and there are certain areas and dimensions that I would like to add to my batting. I look forward to working in those areas,” said the 38-year-old.
The India batter etched her name in the record books in the 24th over of the innings when she struck a boundary off Nat Sciver. Mithali has played 216 ODIs, 89 T20Is and 11 Tests, hitting eight centuries and 78 fifties across formats.