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Let's say something like Olympics is happening, I will definitely watch because that is something which is live after so many months. I think sports will definitely get people to watch.
Mithali Raj /
Olympics
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If only a few games are televised and you don't have a follow-up, like no live coverage of the Sri Lanka series after the Australia series, where we did so well, things will not improve.
Mithali Raj /
Australia
Coverage
Follow Up
Games
Series
Sri Lanka
Lanka
Sri
Televised
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These youngsters are gaining experience and making use of the opportunities. At some point, it will help me be relieved of responsibility because World Cup is such a high pressure tournament.
Mithali Raj /
Relieved
World Cup
Youngsters
Gaining
Tournament
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Unless there is branding, players will not get adequate payment. Why do we want matches to be televised? Why do we want people to turn up for our matches? That's how you will generate revenue.
Mithali Raj /
Adequate
Payment
Revenue
People Will Why
Generate
Matches
Televised
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Well, I think the turning point, in my opinion, has to be 2006 as in that year we came under BCCI. With that a lot of facilities were provided to us, a lot of things changed for good and better.
Mithali Raj /
Facilities
In My Opinion
Provided
Turning Point
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There are a lot of misconceptions that we can't play fast bowling or we can't bowl fast. We should have mixed matches. I have also played a lot of matches against boys because that's how we train.
Mithali Raj /
Bowl
Matches
Misconceptions
Mixed
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I love sleeping and to inculcate the habit of early rising, my dad forced me to take up a sport. That was the only reason I started playing cricket in the first place. And thereafter it continued.
Mithali Raj /
Habit
Love Dad Me
First Place
Sleeping
Thereafter
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As a cricketer and captain, the lowest has the 2013 World Cup as it happened in India. Being the host team, we couldn't qualify for the Super Six and it was a big platform to do well and showcase women's cricket.
Mithali Raj /
Host
Lowest
Showcase
World Cup
Captain
Qualify
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I began my journey as a captain when I was just 21-22 and leading the Indian side for so many years has helped me also grow as a person. My growth as a person pretty much has happened on the ground along with teammates.
Mithali Raj /
Journey
Growth
Indian
My Journey
Teammates
Began
Captain
Helped
Leading
So Many Years
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With more sponsors coming in, media engagements happening, and matches being televised, youngsters can get carried away. In such a scenario, a mentor can step in and help in channelising the cricketers' energies into the sport.
Mithali Raj /
Sponsors
Youngsters
Carried
Energies
Engagements
Matches
Scenario
Televised
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But, ultimately, it is up to the captain to decide whether she wants to accept a suggestion or not. But, as a senior member of the team, I will always give suggestions for the betterment of the team, whenever I can come up with any.
Mithali Raj /
Betterment
Senior
Always Will I Can
Captain
Suggestion
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When I made my debut I had a lot of seniors in the side, then players of my own age group, then juniors and now am rubbing shoulders with teenagers. It's actually the fourth generation of players and a rarity for a player to achieve it.
Mithali Raj /
Achieve
Debut
Fourth
Juniors
Rarity
Age Group
Generation
Group
Rubbing
Seniors
Teenagers
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From making my international debut as a 16-year-old to now 37, it has been a good 21 years of my prime life spent not at home but at the ground - different countries, hotels, grounds, coaches, travel etc. It's been a very privileged journey.
Mithali Raj /
Coaches
Debut
Different Countries
Etc
Privileged
Life Good Home
Grounds
Hotels
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When we left Mumbai to play in the World Cup there were hardly any journalists to see us off. But when we returned to India on July 25 having made the final, there were close to a hundred journalists at 2.30 in the morning. It was totally new.
Mithali Raj /
July
Mumbai
World Cup
Hardly
Journalists
Returned
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It is important for me, no matter whether I lead or not, that I continue my form even in the World Cup. It is important that you get runs because people look up to you, and the team also expects you to get runs being a senior member of the side.
Mithali Raj /
Senior
World Cup
World Me Look
Expects
Look World Me
Runs
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When I got associated with Australian Diamonds, I started to know more about it, things like certificate of assurance and that they are sourced from a trusted and iconic mine... If you are spending so much, you should know from where the diamond is coming.
Mithali Raj /
Australian
Diamond
Iconic
Trusted
Associated
Certificate
Know Where More
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When you are on the field as a captain, the mind is always working. You cannot relax at any point of time. You are always focussing on what is going to be the next move, what if it doesn't work, what if the situation changes and you have to change your plan.
Mithali Raj /
Mind
Next
Relax
Situation
What If
Time Change Work
Cannot
Captain
Changes
Working
Change Work Time
Field
Plan
Point
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A lot of people have a different perspective on this but my personal view is that while things have become more professional with we being centrally contracted, we don't play as regularly as the men do. The number of matches we play is too less as compared to men.
Mithali Raj /
Different Perspective
Compared
Contracted
Matches
Regularly
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The Qualifier is a different standard to what we will face in the World Cup in England. The conditions will be different, the pressure is different, double or treble what we faced here. This will give a base for all the young players rather than go into World Cup raw.
Mithali Raj /
Conditions
World Cup
Be Different
Double
Faced
Standard
Raw
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We get to play every team before the World Cup, touring in different conditions besides a few series at home. It gives a lot of opportunities to the youngsters. As we play more, we get to see who a quality player is and what plans and strategies would work for the team.
Mithali Raj /
Conditions
Plans
World Cup
Youngsters
Work Home World
Besides
Strategies
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It will be important because every country is looking forward to getting more girls to play the sport. And if you have another World Cup of, say, Under-19 or Under-21, it gives an opportunity for young girls to compete at that level because there's something to look forward to.
Mithali Raj /
Looking Forward
World Cup
Young Girls
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Fitness is getting creative as gym equipment is not available at home. I am making do with the resources I have. I'm being given a schedule I can follow by my trainer. Of course it is not close to the exercises I can do in the gym. But I am trying to do as much as I can to maintain my strength.
Mithali Raj /
Fitness
Equipment
Exercises
Schedule
Trainer
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