Keeping the option to play in women's IPL open, reveals 'retired' Mithali Raj

Despite spending the majority of her life playing professional cricket, one can't keep the sport away from Mirhali Raj. The Indian legend had announced her retirement from cricket last month after a glittering 23-year career but has already hinted at a possible comeback next year.

“There are a few more months to go before the women's IPL happens. It would be lovely to be part of the first edition of the women's IPL."

“I thought it would slow down my lifestyle, in the sense that I don't have to plan my day, week or next series. After I announced my retirement, I was down with Covid, and when I recovered from that I got involved in the promotional events of the movie. So far it is as hectic as it has been [as a player], there's no change to my lifestyle yet. Maybe when all these things die down, I'd probably feel the difference of what it is post-retirement," the batter revealed.

“I have been a big fan of her game. I have seen that she's one player who has the ability to win the game single-handedly for India against any attack and any team. She is one of those players that you get to see probably once in a generation," Raj said heaping big praise on the youngster.

“When I saw Shafali in a domestic match when she played against Indian Railways, she scored a fifty but I could see a glimpse of a player who could change the entire match just with her innings. And when she played for Velocity in the first edition of the Challenger Trophy, she played for my team and I saw that she has the ability and the raw power that you rarely get to see at that age to clear the boundary and hit a six at will.”