Mithali Raj India's star woman cricketer
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Channel: vyganews com · 2014 · Entertainment
Mithali Raj was born on December 3, 1982 in Jodhpur, Rajasthan. Her father, Dorai Raj, was an officer in the Indian Air Force and her mother, Leela Raj. Mithali started to play the game at a tender age of 10 and at the age of 17, she was picked for the Indian team and her ODI debut was against Ireland at Milton Keynes in the year 1999.[2] Leela Raj, turned homemaker to support Mithali's athletic interests in cricket. As a child, she was trained in Bharata Natyam, an Indian classical dance for eight years, and gave stage performances. She is employed with the Railways cricket team.
