Mithali Dorai Raj was the captain of the Indian women’s cricket team in Tests and One Day Internationals. She started to play cricket at the age of 10 and was selected for the Indian team at the age of 17. She was widely recognized and acknowledged as one of the best cricketers. She was the highest run scorer in Women’s International Cricket and the only woman cricketer to surpass the 6,000 run mark in ODI’s. She was also the first player to score seven consecutive 50s. She is nick named as ‘Tendulkar of Indian women’s cricket, as she is presently the all time leading run scorer for India in all formats, including Tests, ODIs and T20s.