How Mithali Raj used ebook studying to calm her nerves earlier than her massive second

Mithali completed with most runs in ladies’s worldwide cricket, most girls’s ODIs as captain, longest ODI profession for anybody, youngest to attain a double hundred in ladies’s Tests and most fifties in ladies’s ODIs.

Mithali Raj batting throughout the 2017 World Cup match towards England. (Courtesy: Reuters)

HIGHLIGHTSMithali has introduced her retirement from all types of cricketMithali’s cricketing profession spanned from 1999 to 2022Mithali’s final outing in India colors was the 2022 World Cup

Mithali Raj is an avid ebook reader. Wherever the Indian group travelled, a ebook used to make its manner in her suitcase with out fail. The behavior of studying was all the time there, however it caught the eye of followers for the primary time throughout the 2017 Women’s World Cup within the UK.

The 39-year-old former skipper was seen calmly studying a ebook whereas ready for her flip to bat within the opening match towards England. The behavior inculcated over time used to calm jitters earlier than her massive second.

An image by which she was seen sitting within the dugout, immersed in a ebook with pads on whereas ready for her probability to bat went viral instantly, attracting admiration on social media. India gained the match by 35 runs and Mithali grew to become the primary lady to attain seven consecutive half-centuries in ODI cricket.

Well it was an ideal climate for a calming learn. https://t.co/7IcOTOViob

— Mithali Raj (@M_Raj03) June 24, 2017

Asked about her ebook studying, Mithali had stated, “Since Kindle is not allowed, so I had to borrow books from the fielding coach and he gave me this book by Rumi on life’s essentials (sic) (titled: The Essential), so I was just reading that.

“I’m into studying loads; even earlier than stepping into batting I’m all the time with Kindle or books as a result of it calms me down in addition to and I don’t get these jitters (forward of) simply stepping into batting,” she revealed during the 2017 showpiece event.

The book reading was back again when India took on West Indies in their second match. Five years later, in the 2022 World Cup, Mithali, who led India for the last time in a global event, was seen reading while once again waiting for her chance against England in a league match.

Here it’s… #MithaliRaj pic.twitter.com/Ks8yKnybtO

— Priya Nagi (@PRIYA7N) March 16, 2022

Mithali introduced her retirement from all types of cricket after a glittering profession spanning from 1999 to 2022. She completed with most runs in ladies’s worldwide cricket, most girls’s ODIs as captain, longest ODI profession for anybody, youngest to attain a double hundred in ladies’s Tests and most fifties in ladies’s ODIs.