Mithali’s reputation was solidified in 2002 with a double century with England, making her the first cricket player to win a double century in any form of the game.
She is the first player to score 7 consecutive 50s in the ODIs and the first Captain (both men and women) to lead India to the ICC ODI World Cup finals twice (2005, 2017).

Awards and Accomplishments

She made her ODI debut in 1999 and scored an unbeaten 114 runs. In 2002, at the age of 19, she broke the world’s highest single Test score of 209 in her third test, setting a new high of 214. 
At the 2013 Women’s World Cup, she starred as the No. 1 cricket player on the ODI table among women and is currently at the top of the batting chart with a rating of 703. She has won the prestigious Arjuna Award. She has also received the ‘Wisden Indian cricketer of the year 2015’. 
She was named the Vogue ‘Sportsperson of the Year’ in 2017. 
At 34 years of age, she became the first woman ever to play 200 ODIs, adding another achievement to her illustrious career.