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    "editor1": "<p>Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) secretary Jay Shah on Saturday lavished praise on Mithali Raj, who became the first-ever Indian woman cricketer to receive the Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award and called her the &#39;flagbearer&#39; of the game.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>&quot;The flagbearer of Indian Women&#39;s Cricket @BCCIWomen has added another feather to her cap. Congratulations to @M_Raj03 for becoming the first Indian woman cricketer to receive the prestigious Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award. We are proud of you,&quot; Jay Shah wrote on Twitter.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The flagbearer of Indian Women\u2019s Cricket <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BCCIWomen?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@BCCIWomen<\/a> has added another feather to her cap.<br><br>Congratulations to <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/M_Raj03?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@M_Raj03<\/a> for becoming the first Indian woman cricketer to receive the prestigious Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award. We are proud of you. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/pvZrDHyYGo\">pic.twitter.com\/pvZrDHyYGo<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Jay Shah (@JayShah) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JayShah\/status\/1459488050732359683?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 13, 2021<\/a><\/blockquote> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\r\n\r\n<p>Mithali made her India debut on June 26, 1999 and has the second-longest career with only Sachin Tendulkar (22 years 91 days) having a longer career both across&#39;men&#39;s and w&#39;men&#39;s cricket.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Earlier, on Saturday, Olympic gold medallist Neeraj Chopra, Paralympics gold medallist Sumit Antil, and woman cricketer Mithali along with nine other sportspersons were conferred the Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award -- the country&#39;s highest sporting honour -- at the Rashtrapati Bhavan.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p><strong>Also Read: <\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cricketnmore.com\/t20-cricket-world-cup\">T20 World Cup 2021<\/a><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>While an unprecedented 35 athletes were honoured with the Arjuna Award in a glittering ceremony.<\/p>\r\n",
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