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India Women tour of England 2002
Thu, July 03 2014
Mithali Raj bursts onto the scene with a world record Test score
On August 17, 2002, 19-year-old Mithali Raj, three Tests old, went on to break Karen Rolton's record of the highest individual Test score of 204, by scoring 214. Since then, Mithali has grown into a world-class cricketer, becoming the captain of the Indian national team, leading the side to two Asia Cup victories and creating many more records. Sudatta Mukherjee remembers the exuberant performance of the teenager that cheered up the Indian women's team, who had had a bad tour of England.