NEW DELHI: India captain Mithali Raj scripted history on Wednesday as she became the all-time leading run-getter in women's one-day internationals.Mithali, who is leading India at the ICC Women's World Cup in England, overtook Charlotte Edwards (5992) after scoring her 34th run against Australia in Bristol. She was asked about her favourite male cricketer to which her answer was, "Do you ask the same question to a male cricketer? Do you ask them who their favourite female cricketer is? I have always been asked who's your favourite cricketer but you should ask them who their favourite female cricketer is. "So far, Mithali has scored 6028 runs with the help of five centuries and 49 half-centuries.

Source: Times of India July 12, 2017 11:35 UTC