World Cup 2022 will be my swansong, says Mithali
INDIAN women’s ODI captain Mithali Raj on Saturday indicated that the 2022 50-over World Cup in New Zealand will be her ‘swansong’ after 21 illustrious years in international cricket.
The 38-year-old Mithali, arguably, the finest woman cricketer that India has ever produced, also said that she is seriously looking for some good seam bowling options for the lively New Zealand tracks that will be on offer next year.
‘It’s been 21 years of international cricket and I know 2022 is my swansong, The World Cup,’ Mithali said during the virtual launch of the book ‘1971: The Beginning of India’s Cricketing Greatness’, published by Harper Collins and co-authored by Boria Majumdar and Gautam Bhattacharya.
‘The last year is equal to the 20 years of my international cricket,’ she added.
‘I know we are in difficult times but it takes a lot out of me to keep working on my fitness. I am not getting any younger, in fact I am getting older and I know the importance of fitness,’ MIthali said.
‘The importance of being in a very good emotional and mental set-up, knowing that there will be very few tours before the World Cup.’