The recently retired Mithali Raj made an indication that she may consider retiring if she gets the opportunity to play in the first women’s IPL during a rambunctious conversation with former England star Isa Guha and New Zealand off-spinner Frankie Mackay on the ICC’s 100 percent Cricket podcast.
For the first women’s IPL, Mithali Raj hints a comeback from retirement
I’m keeping that option open,” Raj responded when asked if she will leave retirement to play in the women’s IPL. I haven’t made a choice yet. Before the women’s IPL, there are still a few more months to go. Participating in the inaugural women’s IPL would be wonderful.
Shafali Verma was singled out by Raj when discussing the next talent, saying, “I have been a huge fan of her game.
As far as I can tell, she is the only player India has that is capable of defeating any attack and any team on her own. She is a player who you might only get to witness once every generation.
She remarked of her retirement, “I assumed it would slow down my lifestyle, in that I don’t have to plan my day, week, or next series.”
Raj fell ill with Covid shortly after she announced her retirement, and after she recovered, she threw herself into the promotion of her biography Shabaash Mithu, which debuted earlier this month.
There hasn’t yet been any change to my way of life; things are still as frantic as they have always been.
I might notice a difference in what life is like after retirement when all these things settle down, Raj continued.
Earlier this month, Raj posted a message on social media announcing her retirement and stating that, “Like all journeys, this one too must come to an end. I am leaving all international cricket formats as of today. In 232 games over her 23-year international career, she amassed 7805 ODI runs at an average of just over 50, for a total of 232 matches. A century and four half-centuries were among the