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For this Indian woman cricketer, why Sachin Tendulkar is not ‘god’

Indo-Asian News Service | ByIndo-Asian News Service
Sep 16, 2017 10:54 PM IST

Led by Mithali Raj, the Indian women’s cricket team reached the final of the ICC Women’s World Cup and lost by just nine runs to hosts England in the summit clash

India women’s cricket team opener Smriti Mandhana said on Saturday that aspiring female players will now look up to Mithali Raj for inspiration and not Sachin Tendulkar, underlining the rising stock of their trade after their World Cup heroics in England recently.

Indian women’s cricket team skipper Mithali Raj and Smriti Mandhana (right) played a big role in their dream run at the ICC Women’s World Cup in England earlier this year.(Getty Images)
Indian women’s cricket team skipper Mithali Raj and Smriti Mandhana (right) played a big role in their dream run at the ICC Women’s World Cup in England earlier this year.(Getty Images)

Indian women created a stir when they reached the final of the ICC Women’s World Cup earlier this year.

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Led by Mithali Raj, the women in blue lost by nine runs to the hosts following an inexplicable late collapse at the Lord’s.

However, even in defeat, the Indian team won many hearts with cricketers such as Sachin Tendulkar, Virender Sehwag, MS Dhoni and Virat Kohli lauding their efforts.

“I don’t think anybody will ask us who is our favourite male cricketer. I believe girls will start playing cricket and I think they will be compared to Mithali Raj and not Sachin Tendulkar,” Mandhana told India Today TV channel at the Mind Rocks event here.

The 21-year-old was referring to an incident when Mithali was asked to name her favourite male cricketer.

The reply was, “Do you ask the same question to a male cricketer? Do you ask them who their favourite female cricketer is?” Mithali had said to the scribe in question.

Talking about the prospect of a women’s Indian Premier League (IPL), Mandhana said: “Women’s IPL will be a great thing. The domestic players will get to play with the international stars. I’m sure BCCI will think about it.”

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