Former Indian skipper, Mithali Raj on Tuesday announced her decision to retire from T20 internationals. Raj wants to keep her focus on the 2021 ODI World Cup which to be held in New Zealand.
Mithali Raj led India in 32 T20Is, including three Women’s WT20 World Cups in 2012 (Sri Lanka), 2014 (Bangladesh) and 2016 (India).
Mithali Raj said in a statement issued by BCCI, “After representing India in T20 Internationals since 2006, I wish to retire from T20Is to focus my energies on readying myself for the 2021 One Day World Cup.”
“It remains my dream to win a World Cup for my country and I want to give it my best.
“I thank the BCCI for their continuous support and wish the Indian T20 team good luck as they prepare for the home series against South Africa Women,” she added.
She was also the captain in India women’s first-ever T20I played in Derby back in 2006. Since that win against England, Raj played another 88 games in which she scored 2364 runs, the most by an Indian woman in T20Is. The 36-year-old also holds the distinction of being the first Indian to reach the landmark of 2000 runs in T20Is.
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