India, Feb. 23 -- In a land where cricket was predominantly a man's game, a young girl from Jodhpur, Rajasthan dared to dream big, dared to hold the cricket bat, and dared to change the face of Indian women's cricket forever. Her name is Mithali Raj.

An Indian cricketer and former captain of the Indian women's cricket team, Mithali Raj has been a star performer throughout her 23-year-long career. She is an inspiration for many girls wishing to make a name for themselves in the cricketing world.

Raj can be considered a pioneer in popularising cricket as a sport for girls in India at a time when it was identified predominantly as a man's game. Dismissing all misconceptions with her exuberant performance, she succeeded in etching her name ...