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VIDEO: Mithali Raj Becomes First Women Cricketer To Receive 'Khel Ratna' Award

By Rishabh Gautam November 13, 2021 • 18:43 PM View: 2491

Ace Indian women cricketer, Mithali Raj, was honoured with Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna award on Saturday (November 13). She received this award along with 11 other athletes, including Olympic gold winner Neeraj Chopra.

Mithali Raj has represented India in 220 ODI matches, in which she has scored 7,391 runs, averaging 51.32 in the format. Ex-Indian skipper has also played 89 T20Is and 12 Test matches for India, scoring 2,364 & 699 runs in the respective formats.