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Topic: Mithali Raj

Shabaash Mithu not a chest thumping sports film. Taapsee shows Mithali Raj’s resilience

From lack of matches, payments, coaches to even jerseys, Shabaash Mithu highlights heartbreaking struggle of India’s women cricketers and their strong captain.

Why ad tie-up between Mithali Raj biopic & Usha wet grinder has stoked a controversy

Ace cricketer Mithali Raj is the subject of an upcoming biopic by Srijit Mukherjee, 'Shabash Mitthu'. It will be released in theatres on 15 July.

Mithali Raj came when nobody cared about women’s cricket. 23 years later, not much has changed

Mithali Raj's story will continue to inspire generations of women in a predominantly male sport. But her quiet sendoff shows why BCCI needs to step up.

Indian captain and prolific scorer Mithali Raj retires from international cricket

The middle-order batswoman hung up her boots after 23 long years, having scored the maximum runs in one-day international cricket.

Mithali Raj retires from T20 International cricket, says focus on 2021 World Cup

Mithali Raj, former captain of the Indian women's cricket team, is also the first Indian woman to reach the landmark of 2,000 runs in T20 International.

Aussie cheats, ‘sexist’ tennis umpires — 7 controversies that rocked sports in 2018

From ball-tampering scandal involving Steve Smith & David Warner to Serena Williams’ outburst after US Open final, the sports world saw a lot of controversy.

My conduct, patriotism is being questioned: Cricketer Mithali Raj on coach Powar’s charges

Coach Ramesh Powar had alleged that Mithali Raj had threatened to retire, threw tantrums and created chaos over a batting position during the World T20.

Sidhu for PM as controversy continues to dog the women in blue

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Cricketer Mithali Raj slams Diana Edulji, coach Ramesh Powar for bias at World T20

ODI captain Mithali Raj alleged that Edulji, who had backed her ommission from the World T20 semifinal said the CoA member used her position against her.

On Camera

Pakistan finance minister should learn from Manmohan Singh and engineer an economic revival

Muhammad Aurangzeb has been clamped with more manacles than he has wrists. His immediate task is to negotiate a new loan programme with the IMF.

Economists vs statisticians — the battle being fought over the soul of India’s GDP data

Economists say there are weaknesses in India’s GDP data. But statisticians claim the accusations are based on flawed understanding, saying while GDP has problems, the economists are looking in the wrong places.

‘No brides for Agniveers’: In Rajasthan’s ‘Shaheedon ki nagri’, few takers for defence coaching centres

Coaching centres for Army aspirants in Jhunjhunu are shutting down due to plummeting admissions in the face of a lack of job guarantees under Agnipath Scheme.

These 6 states are key for Modi’s ‘400 paar’ target. They’re also where Opposition can stop him

While this contest looks so predictable in large swathes of our political landscape, it is also more keenly contested than 2019 in some states.