Mithali Raj, Indian women’s cricket team captain, on sport as a career
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Vogue India
India has had some powerful female sporting icons recently, all of whom, at least briefly, achieved cult status. Mary Kom, Sania Mirza, Saina Nehwal, PV Sindhu, Deepika Kumari, Sakshi Malik, Dipa Karmarkar… but Raj has been consistent at her game longer than most of them and has gradually made it to the top.