Cricket News: Mithali Raj announces retirement from T20 cricket

Former India T20 International captain Mithali Raj has announced her retirement from T20 Internationals. Mithali has led India in 32 T20 Internationls including the three Women’s T20 World Cups in 2012, 2014 and 2016. She was also the captain in India Women’s first-ever T20 International played in Derby back in 2006. Since that win against England Women, Mithali played another 89 games in which she scored 2364 runs, the most by an Indian woman in T20Is. Mithali is also the first Indian to reach the landmark of 2000 T20 International runs.