Indian skipper, Mithali Raj etched her name in record books on Friday April 06,2018 after becoming the most capped player in women’s ODI cricket.
Mithali Raj achieved the milestone when she led the Indian team onto the field for the first match of the ICC Women’s Championship ODI series in Nagpur.
Former England captain Charlotte Edwards’ tally of 191 matches was the previous record. Teammate, Jhulan Goswami is on the third spot of the elusive list.
It has been almost two decades since Raj made her debut for India in June 1999 against Ireland. She went on to score a hundred on debut and since then has continually climbed the ladder of success.
This is just one of the several records that Raj holds.
She also holds the records of being highest run-getter in women’s ODIs. and has the hit the most number of fifties and nineties.
Incidentally, with her 192nd appearance, Mithali Raj also registered 50 ODI matches against England itself.

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