Mithali Raj: ‘I put pressure on Taapsee’
The Hindu
Indian cricketer Mithali Raj, set to play the World Cup, is excited about her upcoming biopic, Shabaash Mithu
The next few months are crucial for Indian cricketer . She faces her biggest cricketing test in the upcoming Women’s Cricket World Cup, hosted in New Zealand.
All eyes will be on Team India, but more specifically, on Mithali as this will probably be her last big international sporting appearance. For the 39-year-old who made her international debut in 1999, this time — leading to the World Cup — is both “exciting and anxious”. “We are focussed and keen to do well,” says the sportswoman, who was recently roped in as the brand ambassador for Jacob’s Creek, which has long been associated with popular Australian cricketer Brett Lee. Excerpts from a virtual conversation:
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