- Former captain of Indian Women's cricket team Mithali Raj (age 36 years) became the first female player to complete 20 years in International cricket.
- She achieved the feat while leading India to an emphatic 8-wicket win over South Africa in the first ODI at Vadodara on 9th October 2019.
- Mithali Raj who retired from T20 cricket in September 2019 has also played 10-Tests and 89 T20 Internationals matches
for India.
- List of Players who played Longest One-Day International Careers:-
i) Sachin Tendulkar from December 1989 to March 2012 (22 years 91 days)
ii) Sanath Jayasuriya from December 1989 to June 2011 (21 years 184 days)
iii) Javed Miandad from June 1975 to March 1996 (20 years 272 days)
iv) Mithali Raj (June 1999 to October 2019 (20 years 105 days)
Published On : 10 Oct 2019
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