5 most loved female cricketers in the world

#3 Mithali Raj

Mithali Raj is often tagged as 'Tendulkar of Women's cricket' for her batting ability

Mithali Raj is an Indian woman cricketer who is often mentioned by the analysts as the best women cricketer that the game has ever had. She is the first cricketer (men or women) to score more than 2000 runs in international T20s. She created the milestone during the Women Asia Cup T20 back in 2018.

Raj is one of the most celebrated cricketers in the cricket-mad country of India. Her excellent batting ability has earned her the tag of 'Tendulkar of women's cricket' in her country. She has more One-day Internationals runs than any other women cricketer in the world.

The 36-year-old also scored seven consecutive fifties during the 2017 Women's Cricket World Cup, which is the record of hitting most fifties in a row by a cricketer. Along with being the best women cricketer with the bat, Mithali also tasted immense success as a captain.

She has played 10 Tests, 197 ODIs and 85 T20Is for India, and scored 663, 6550, and 2283 runs respectively.