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    "title": "VVS Laxman Joins Former Cricketers In Congratulating Mithali Raj On International Retirement",
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    "editor1": "<p>Former Indian cricketers VVS Laxman, Wasim Jaffer and Pragyan Ojha were among the veterans who led wishes for Mithali Raj after the opening batter announced her retirement following a glorious international career of 23 years.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Indian women&#39;s cricket team skipper Mithali Raj, on Wednesday retired from international cricket.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>While Laxman termed Mithali a &quot;pillar to Women&#39;s Cricket in India&quot;, Jaffer wished the batter all the luck for the second innings.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>&quot;To play for India is a dream very few fulfill and to be able to represent the nation for 23 years is just amazing. You have been a pillar to Women&#39;s Cricket in India and have shaped the lives of many young girls.Many congratulations on a phenomenal career,&quot; Laxman tweeted.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\r\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">To play for India is a dream a very few fulfill and to be able represent the nation for 23 years is just amazing.<br \/>\r\nYou have been a pillar to Women&rsquo;s Cricket in India and have shaped the lives of many young girls.<br \/>\r\nMany congratulations on a phenomenal career <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/M_Raj03?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@M_Raj03<\/a>. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/jVHmMTW2YP\">https:\/\/t.co\/jVHmMTW2YP<\/a><\/p>\r\n&mdash; VVS Laxman (@VVSLaxman281) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/VVSLaxman281\/status\/1534465337533427712?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 8, 2022<\/a><\/blockquote>\r\n<script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\r\n\r\n<p>&quot;Towards the end of her career, Mithali had been in form longer than some of her teammates had been alive. That&#39;s how long she served Indian cricket. Congratulations and thank you @M_Raj03. Good luck for your second innings,&quot; Jaffer tweeted.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\r\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Towards the end of her career, Mithali had been in form longer than some of her teammates had been alive :) That&#39;s how long she served Indian cricket. Congratulations and thank you <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/M_Raj03?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@M_Raj03<\/a>. Good luck for your second innings <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/dQYTP8fMxd\">pic.twitter.com\/dQYTP8fMxd<\/a><\/p>\r\n&mdash; Wasim Jaffer (@WasimJaffer14) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WasimJaffer14\/status\/1534463759011438594?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 8, 2022<\/a><\/blockquote>\r\n<script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\r\n\r\n<p>Pragyan Ojha shared a picture of Mitahli with him on the KOO app and congratulated her on a stellar career.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<blockquote class=\"koo-media\" data-koo-permalink=\"https:\/\/embed.kooapp.com\/embedKoo?kooId=cc221551-7179-48fc-af78-4b63fd9093c8\" style=\"background:transparent;border: medium none;padding: 0;margin: 25px auto; max-width: 550px;\">\r\n<div style=\"padding:5px\">\r\n<div style=\"background:#ffffff; border-radius:12px; box-shadow:0 0 0 1.5pt #e8e8e3; color:#424242 !important; font-family:'Roboto',arial,sans-serif; overflow:hidden; position:relative\"><a class=\"embedKoo-koocardheader\" data-link=\"https:\/\/embed.kooapp.com\/embedKoo?kooId=cc221551-7179-48fc-af78-4b63fd9093c8\" href=\"https:\/\/www.kooapp.com\/dnld\" style=\" background-color: #f2f2ef !important; padding: 6px; display: inline-block; border-bottom: 1.5pt solid #e8e8e3; justify-content: center; text-decoration:none;color:inherit !important;width: 100%;text-align: center;\" target=\"_blank\">Koo App<\/a>\r\n\r\n<div style=\"padding:10px\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kooapp.com\/koo\/pragyanojha\/cc221551-7179-48fc-af78-4b63fd9093c8\" style=\"text-decoration:none;color: inherit !important;\" target=\"_blank\">#thankyoumithaliraj<\/a>\r\n\r\n<div><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kooapp.com\/koo\/pragyanojha\/cc221551-7179-48fc-af78-4b63fd9093c8\" style=\"text-decoration: none;color: inherit !important;\" target=\"_blank\">View attached media content <\/a><\/div>\r\n- <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kooapp.com\/profile\/pragyanojha\" style=\"color: inherit !important;\" target=\"_blank\">Pragyan Ojha (@pragyanojha)<\/a> 8 June 2022<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/blockquote>\r\n\r\n<p><img src=\"https:\/\/embed.kooapp.com\/dolon.png?id=cc221551-7179-48fc-af78-4b63fd9093c8\" style=\"display:none; height:0; width:0\" \/> <script src=\"https:\/\/embed.kooapp.com\/embedLoader.js\"><\/script><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Former Indian cricketer Syed Saba Karim also congratulated Mithali Raj.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>&quot;Many congratulations Mithali for a splendid career. You leave behind a legacy that will be tough to follow. Best wishes always,&quot; Saba Karim said on the KOO app.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<blockquote class=\"koo-media\" data-koo-permalink=\"https:\/\/embed.kooapp.com\/embedKoo?kooId=949d3c9c-089e-4365-82fb-73e3b0ebe71a\" style=\"background:transparent;border: medium none;padding: 0;margin: 25px auto; max-width: 550px;\">\r\n<div style=\"padding:5px\">\r\n<div style=\"background:#ffffff; border-radius:12px; box-shadow:0 0 0 1.5pt #e8e8e3; color:#424242 !important; font-family:'Roboto',arial,sans-serif; overflow:hidden; position:relative\"><a class=\"embedKoo-koocardheader\" data-link=\"https:\/\/embed.kooapp.com\/embedKoo?kooId=949d3c9c-089e-4365-82fb-73e3b0ebe71a\" href=\"https:\/\/www.kooapp.com\/dnld\" style=\" background-color: #f2f2ef !important; padding: 6px; display: inline-block; border-bottom: 1.5pt solid #e8e8e3; justify-content: center; text-decoration:none;color:inherit !important;width: 100%;text-align: center;\" target=\"_blank\">Koo App<\/a>\r\n\r\n<div style=\"padding:10px\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kooapp.com\/koo\/cricketsabak\/949d3c9c-089e-4365-82fb-73e3b0ebe71a\" style=\"text-decoration:none;color: inherit !important;\" target=\"_blank\">Many congratulations Mithali for a splendid career. You leave behind a legacy that will be tough to follow. Best wishes always <\/a>\r\n\r\n<div>&nbsp;<\/div>\r\n- <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kooapp.com\/profile\/cricketsabak\" style=\"color: inherit !important;\" target=\"_blank\">Syed Saba Karim (@cricketsabak)<\/a> 8 June 2022<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/blockquote>\r\n\r\n<p><img src=\"https:\/\/embed.kooapp.com\/dolon.png?id=949d3c9c-089e-4365-82fb-73e3b0ebe71a\" style=\"display:none; height:0; width:0\" \/> <script src=\"https:\/\/embed.kooapp.com\/embedLoader.js\"><\/script><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Mithali has ended her 23-year-old international career with 7805 ODI runs in 232 matches, at an average of just over 50.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p><strong>Also Read: <\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cricketnmore.com\/live-cricket-score\">Scorecard<\/a><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>The former India skipper has also scored 2364 runs in 89 T20Is, as well as 699 runs in 12 Tests, including a century and four fifties.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<blockquote class=\"koo-media\" data-koo-permalink=\"https:\/\/embed.kooapp.com\/embedKoo?kooId=9318b471-3107-43f6-a5fa-3666958d9b27\" style=\"background:transparent;border: medium none;padding: 0;margin: 25px auto; max-width: 550px;\"> <div style=\"padding: 5px;\"><div style=\"background: #ffffff; box-shadow: 0 0 0 1.5pt #e8e8e3; border-radius: 12px; font-family: 'Roboto', arial, sans-serif; color: #424242 !important; overflow: hidden; position: relative; \" > <a class=\"embedKoo-koocardheader\" href=\"https:\/\/www.kooapp.com\/dnld\" data-link=\"https:\/\/embed.kooapp.com\/embedKoo?kooId=9318b471-3107-43f6-a5fa-3666958d9b27\" target=\"_blank\" style=\" background-color: #f2f2ef !important; padding: 6px; display: inline-block; border-bottom: 1.5pt solid #e8e8e3; justify-content: center; text-decoration:none;color:inherit !important;width: 100%;text-align: center;\" >Koo App<\/a> <div style=\"padding: 10px\"> <a target=\"_blank\" style=\"text-decoration:none;color: inherit !important;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.kooapp.com\/koo\/cheteshwarpujara\/9318b471-3107-43f6-a5fa-3666958d9b27\" >What a phenomenal career it has been #Mithali  You are an inspiration to many! Wish you the best for your future. #ThankYouMithaliRaj<\/a> <div style=\"margin:15px 0\">  <\/div> - <a style=\"color: inherit !important;\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.kooapp.com\/profile\/cheteshwarpujara\" >Cheteshwar Pujara (@cheteshwarpujara)<\/a> 8 June 2022 <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/blockquote><img style=\"display: none; height: 0; width: 0\" src=\"https:\/\/embed.kooapp.com\/dolon.png?id=9318b471-3107-43f6-a5fa-3666958d9b27\"> <script src=\"https:\/\/embed.kooapp.com\/embedLoader.js\"><\/script>\r\n",
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