Indian women’s cricket team’s ODI captain Mithali Raj has a little fan in none other than Shikhar Dhawan’s son Zoraver. The Indian men’s cricket team’s opener’s wife Aesha Dhawan revealed it in her latest Instagram post. Aesha shared a picture of Mithali Raj and Zoraver together. Interestingly, both Indian men’s and women’s teams are currently on tour of New Zealand.
Aesha posted the picture and in the caption wrote, “@mithaliraj (Mithali Raj’s Instagram handle) has a little fan #zoraverdhawan! One of my favourite pics and we always supporting the Women’s Indian Cricket Team!!!!!” Mithali Raj Becomes First Woman Cricketer to Play 200 ODIs, Achieves Feat During IND vs NZ Women's 3rd ODI.
The cute picture of Mithali Raj hugging Zoraver from behind has apparently gone viral and has received close to 50k hits on the love button. The picture is taken in Hamilton as Shikhar’s family is with the cricketer on New Zealand tour.
Meanwhile, Mithali Raj became the first woman cricketer to play 200 ODIs. The Indian skipper achieved the feat during the third Women’s ODI between India and New Zealand. India, however, lost the match by eight wickets. The visitors had already pocketed the three-match series after winning the first two ODIs. Mithali Raj SURPASSES Virat Kohli and MS Dhoni During India vs New Zealand 2nd Women’s ODI 2019
Interestingly, India’s women’s cricket team has played a total of 263 ODIs and out of those, Mithali Raj has featured in 200 games. The right-hand batter is also the highest run-scorer in ODIs among women cricketers with a total of 6622 runs against her name so far. She has scored seven hundreds and 52 half-centuries.
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