5 most elegant women cricketers in the world

Cricket is one of the most loved sports across the globe. In India, it is literally worshipped by its followers. Since its inception in the late 16th century, the Gentlemen's game has undergone constant alteration.

With the introduction of the shortest format of the game, T20 cricket, a lot more cricket is being played all over the world these days. With fitness being one of the vital elements of the game, more young cricketers are inspired to be at the zenith of their fitness levels.

While the male cricketers are being the trendsetters for millions of men in the world, the woman cricketers, on the other hand, are no less than their male counterparts when it comes to cricketing abilities.

Many women cricketers these days are grabbing the eyeballs with their outstanding cricketing performances. So, let us now take a look at five such elegant women cricketers in the world.

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#5 Mithali Raj

The skipper of India Women's national cricket team, Mithali Raj, is often regarded as one of the greatest batswomen to have ever graced the game of cricket. Mithali hails from a Tamil family settled in Jodhpur, Rajasthan.

With her electric fielding and exceptional batting, Mithali carries herself elegantly. Mithali Raj's drive through covers, her trademark shot, is a spectator's delight. The precision with which she plays that shot is impeccable.

With 6343 runs in 194 ODIs at an outstanding average of 50.18 Mithali became the first player to score 6000 runs in women's ODI cricket. She also holds the record for most consecutive fifties by a player in women's ODIs with 7 half-centuries. For her invaluable services to the nation, Mithali was awarded Arjuna and Padma Shri in 2003 and 2015 respectively.

#4 Sarah Taylor

The naturally graceful Sarah looks pretty everytime

Sarah Jane Taylor is an English cricketer. She is a wicketkeeper-batswoman who usually bats at the top of the order in the shorter formats and bats in the middle in the longer format.

Taylor is known for her quick-fire batting. Her capacity to accelerate from 0 to 60 in double quick time is a rare quality. She was the youngest woman cricketer to score 1000 runs in ODIs when she scored them at the age of 19 years 103 days back in 2008. Sarah was a crucial member of the England women's team that retained the Ashes in Australia.

She has shattered the record for the highest opening partnership in women’s ODI cricket with a stand of 268 with Caroline Atkins at Lord’s against South Africa. Taylor scored 129 in that in that historic stand.

Thus far, Sarah represented England Women's cricket team in nine Tests, 118 ODIs and 89 T20Is scoring in excess of 6000 runs with the help of seven tons and 35 half-centuries in all formats combined. She was the T20I Women’s Cricketer of the Year in 2013.

#3 Kainat Imtiaz

With her idiosyncratic hairband on the field, Kainat has been a trendsetter of late

Kainat Imtiaz is an international cricketer who represents Pakistan Women's National Cricket Team in One Day Internationals and T20 Internationals.

She is a fast bowler who idolizes veteran India fast bowler Jhulan Goswami. Kainat is known for her penetrative swing bowling at the start of the innings to dent the opposition.

With her idiosyncratic hairband on the field, the 26-year-old has been a trendsetter of late.

Kainat met Jhulan Goswami during the 2005 Women's Asia Cup in Pakistan and made up her mind to become a fast bowler. At the age of 10, she represented Karachi Blues in a hardball tournament organized by Pakistan Cricket Board in 2005.

With her taking wickets of even the experienced players with her impressive fast bowling, she was recommended for the Regional Cricket team but due to her tender age, she was then rejected by the coach.

Later she won the Player of the Tournament award in the U-17 tourney organized by PCB and got a chance to play of Pakistan A team. With her consistent performances at the A level cricket, she made her T20I and ODI debuts in 2010 and 2011 respectively.

Thus far, Kainat played eight ODIs and seven T20Is for Pakistan women's cricket team and picked up seven wickets in all formats combined.

#2 Smriti Mandana

Smriti Mandana's knock of unbeaten 106 runs against West Indies in the ICC Women's World Cup 2017 won her a lot of admirers across the globe

Smriti Mandana needs no introduction to all the cricketing lovers in India. Her dashing knock of unbeaten 106 runs against West Indies in the ICC Women's World Cup 2017 won her a lot of admirers across the globe.

Smriti Mandana is known for her eye-pleasing and sublime cricketing shots. The 22-year-old's batting is characterized by brevity. Her measured movement and precision help her take a very little effort to score runs. At times all she needs is a mere push to hurry the ball to the boundary.

The stylish opener is one of the three Indian women cricketers to play in the Women's Big Bash League. Playing for Western Storm, Smriti has registered the joint fastest fifty in Women's T20 cricket with her 18-ball-50 against Loughborough Lightning in the KIA Super League in July 2018. She also went on to score a 60-ball-ton in the same tournament.

Thus far, Mandhana has donned Indian jersey in 2 Tests, 41 ODIs, and 36 T20Is and scored in excess of 2300 runs with the help of scoring 3 tons and 17 half-centuries in all formats combined.

#1 Ellyse Perry

Ellyse PeEllyse Perry has been ranked the 36th most marketable sportsperson in the world by magazine SportsPro in 2013

Ellyse Perry is a world-class all-rounder who represents Australia Women's National Cricket Team in all formats of the game. She has been a spearhead of Aussie bowling attack for a decade.

At the age of 16, Perry represented Australia in both Football and cricket and later went on to become the first Australian woman to represent her country in both cricket and football world cups. At the age of 22, Ellyse has been ranked the 36th most marketable sportsperson in the world by magazine SportsPro, in the annual rankings released in conjunction with Eurosport. She has also won the Belinda Clark award, given to the Australian Woman Cricketer of the year, in 2016 and 2018.

The 27-year-old has thus far represented Australia Women's cricket team in 7 Tests, 97 ODIs and 92 T20Is and scored nearly 4000 runs with the help of 1 ton and 29 half-centuries.