Mithali Raj | Breakfast with Champions | S5E12 - Summary

Summary

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The transcript is from an episode of Breakfast with Champions, a show where host Gaurav Kapur interviews famous sports personalities. In this episode, he talks to Mithali Raj, the captain of the Indian women's cricket team. They discuss various topics such as her passion for reading, dancing and mentoring, her experiences of playing in the World Cup finals, the challenges and opportunities for women's cricket in India, and her upcoming autobiography called Unguarded. The transcript also includes some humorous moments and anecdotes from Mithali's cricketing career.

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- The text is a transcript of a video interview between Gaurav Kapur and Mithali Raj, two Indian cricketers.
- Mithali Raj is the captain of the Indian women's cricket team and the highest run-scorer in women's international cricket.
- The interview covers topics such as Mithali's childhood, cricket career, world cup experiences, challenges, mentors, book and future plans.
- Some of the facts extracted from the text are:

1. Mithali used to read books in the dugout before a match to avoid putting pressure on herself.
2. Mithali led the Indian women's cricket team to the world cup final twice, in 2005 and 2017.
3. Mithali's account was hacked during the 2017 world cup and she didn't know the magnitude of the impact that the tournament had in India.
4. Mithali has played only 10 test matches in her 20-year career and she enjoys playing test cricket more than T20.
5. Mithali started dancing before cricket and her mother wanted her to be a dancer.
6. Mithali's father enrolled her into cricket and she used to get up at four in the morning to practice with boys.
7. Mithali sees herself mentoring young players after retirement as she thinks it is important for them to handle the exposure and distractions that come with money and fame.
8. Mithali has written a book called UnGuarded which will release in October before the world cup and it has some controversial stuff in it.