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"It Helped Turn A Page In Indian Women's Cricket": Mithali Raj On 5 Years Of 2017 World Cup Final

One of the finest players to ever play in women's cricket and former India captain Mithali Raj remembered the fifth anniversary of the historic 2017 Women's World Cup final on Saturday. Mithali, who led India to the iconic final against England at the 'Mecca of Cricket' Lord's Cricket Ground, said that they may not have won the ICC World Cup in 2017 but the event changed the landscape of women's cricket.

'It helped turn a page in Indian women's cricket': Mithali Raj on 5th anniversary of 2017 World Cup final

Mithali, who led India to the iconic final against England at the 'Mecca of Cricket' Lord's Cricket Ground, said that they may not have won the ICC World Cup in 2017 but the event changed the landscape of women's cricket. Mithali Raj took to Twitter and shared, "This day at Lord's in 2017 did not favour us but I believe it helped turn a page in Indian women's cricket. It changed the perspective toward women's cricket in India. The support our team received thereafter sparked a revolution with younger talents taking up the game."

"It Was Relentless": England All-rounder Chris Jordan Reveals He Faced Racist Abuse After T20 World Cup Loss

At the 2021 T20 World Cup, England started as one of the favourites. With an aggressive brand of cricket, they looked poised to reach the final until a five-wicket loss to New Zealand in the last four stage stopped their progress. England batted first to score 166/4, but could not defend the target as New Zealand took 19 overs to reach the target. Fast bowler Chris Jordan was the most expensive for England as he conceded 31 runs in three overs. Following that match, Jordan said he was at the receiving end racist abuse.

'Tak Ada Kesempatan Kedua bagi Indonesia Main di FIBA World Cup 2023'

Keinginan Indonesia yang tetap berusaha tampil di FIBA World Cup 2023 mendapat tanggapan dari otoritas Federasi Basket Internasional tersebut. FIBA menyebut secara aturan hal itu sudah tidak memungkinkan.

"You Might See Him Going": Ex-India Coach On Hardik Pandya's ODI Future After 2023 World Cup

Ever since Ben Stokes retired from ODIs, a debate has started regarding the international cricket schedule and whether it is too much for the players to sustain in all three formats. In his statement, Stokes had said that playing all three formats is just unsustainable for him right now. Now, former Team India head coach Ravi Shastri has weighed on the debate, saying the players will start choosing which formats they want to play, and he cited the example of India all-rounder Hardik Pandya.

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"It Helped Turn A Page In Indian Women's Cricket": Mithali Raj On 5 Years Of 2017 World Cup Final

'It helped turn a page in Indian women's cricket': Mithali Raj on 5th anniversary of 2017 World Cup final

"It Was Relentless": England All-rounder Chris Jordan Reveals He Faced Racist Abuse After T20 World Cup Loss

'Tak Ada Kesempatan Kedua bagi Indonesia Main di FIBA World Cup 2023'

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