Mithali Raj To Be Awarded With Cash Prize Of One Crore And A Plot By Telangana Government

Jul 28, 2017 at 10:13 PM

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Mithali Raj To Be Awarded With Cash Prize Of One Crore And A Plot By Telangana Government

The Telangana government has announced a cash prize of Rs. 1 Crore and a plot of 600 sq yards for the captain of Indian women’s team, Mithali Raj. On her arrival in the state, Raj went to CM office along with her parents and after the meet, CM Chandrasekar Rao announced the prize money for the cricketer,

“You have played wonderfully at the World Cup. We thought you would sure to win in the final too. Unfortunately, we lost by a slender margin. But yet your team performed well and the whole nation watched your performance,” the release quoted him as saying. I also watched the match. You have played very well in this tournament. You have set a record by scoring the highest number of runs. You have exhibited a wonderful talent. You are the pride of Telangana and Hyderabad city,” a press release from CM office read as.

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The Mithali Raj side qualified for the finals of the World Cup before losing a close fought encounter to England. Until the last over, the game was in balance and India was in a hope of a miracle but England held their nerves to steal a win from the hands of the Indian team. Though India lost the game but they won billion of hearts with their performance in the tournament.

This was the second time when Mithali Raj led the side in the finals of 50 over World Cup, a record which makes her the only Indian captain (men and women) to lead the team in final of World Cup. It was last in 2005 when India qualified for the final before losing out to a strong Aussie side. The biggest irony was that the match wasn’t even televised and the team didn’t get any recognition. This time though, the women team was able to draw the attention of masses which has now resulted in them gaining the attention of people.

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Praises and prize have galore for the team as well. BCCI has already distributed prize money of 50 Lakhs to each player in a felicitation ceremony held on July 27 in New Delhi. The respective state association have too announced prizes for the women cricketers. Mithali though has been awarded by the state CM himself. Along with her, RSR Murthy, Mithali’s coach will also receive a cash reward of 25 Lakh.

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