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    "excerpt": "British commentator and journalist Isabelle Westbury and Indian cricketer VR Vanitha were involved in a war of words on social media over Mithali Raj, following India's three-wicket loss against N",
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    "editor1": "<p>British commentator and journalist Isabelle Westbury and Indian cricketer VR Vanitha were involved in a war of words on social media over Mithali Raj, following India&#39;s three-wicket loss against New Zealand in the second ODI on Tuesday.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>India skipper Mithali, who has scored two consecutive half-centuries in the first two matches -- (59 off 73) and 66 not out off 81 balls) was severely criticised by former England cricketer turned commentator Isabelle Westbury, apparently because of her low batting strike.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>&quot;Mithali Raj is both the best and worst thing about Indian cricket right now,&quot; said Isabelle in a tweet.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\r\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Mithali Raj is both the best and worst thing about Indian cricket rnow. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/NZvIND?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#NZvIND<\/a><\/p>\r\n&mdash; Isabelle Westbury (@izzywestbury) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/izzywestbury\/status\/1493425706591977473?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 15, 2022<\/a><\/blockquote>\r\n<script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\r\n\r\n<p>The English journalist&#39;s opinion didn&#39;t go well with the VR Vanitha and she went berserk on her reply.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>&quot;There is only the &#39;BEST&#39; to it. Rather than worrying so much about Indian cricket, it will do you a world of good to worry about England. They were drubbed by the Aussies,&quot; tweeted Vanitha, who has played six ODIs and 16 T20Is for India.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\r\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">There is only the &lsquo;BEST&rsquo; to it . Rather than worrying so much about Indian cricket , it will do you a world of good to worry about England . They were drubbed by the Aussies .<\/p>\r\n&mdash; Vanitha VR || \u0cb5\u0ca8\u0cbf\u0ca4\u0cbe.\u0cb5\u0cbf.\u0c86\u0cb0\u0ccd (@ImVanithaVR) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ImVanithaVR\/status\/1493436985674924032?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 15, 2022<\/a><\/blockquote>\r\n<script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\r\n\r\n<p>Thereafter Isabelle replied to the Indian cricketer, saying that she worries a lot about England.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>&quot;Cool cool, I disagree. Surely that&#39;s okay? Imo Mithali&#39;s both one of best to have played but wholly unsuited to India&#39;s progression. And I am surely allowed to hold that opinion?,&quot; she said.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\r\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Cool cool, I disagree. Surely that&#39;s okay? Imo Mithali&#39;s both one of best to have played but wholly unsuited to India&#39;s progression. And I am surely allowed to hold that opinion?<br \/>\r\n<br \/>\r\nAnd yes, believe me, I worry a lot about England. My most recent words on the subject, I believe... <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/1e1N8m3wA9\">pic.twitter.com\/1e1N8m3wA9<\/a><\/p>\r\n&mdash; Isabelle Westbury (@izzywestbury) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/izzywestbury\/status\/1493450595885531138?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 15, 2022<\/a><\/blockquote>\r\n<script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\r\n\r\n<p>&quot;And yes, believe me, I worry a lot about England. My most recent words on the subject, I believe,&quot; she added.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Things didn&#39;t stop there as Vanitha made another furious reply and asked the British commentator about her own playing records.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>&quot;Sorry, just asking how many international games have you played? Didn&#39;t find your stats on Wikipedia. You still haven&#39;t got rid of your colonial mindset telling India what to do. Get yourself together Brit!!,&quot; she said.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Notably, Mithali has faced criticism in recent times for her low strike rate. However, she downplayed the issue, saying that too much importance is given to the strike rate by everyone.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>&quot;I think too much importance is given to the strike rate by you all. In the Australia [ODI] series, the decider that Australia won, Beth Mooney scored her 50 in 80-odd balls but went on to play a match-winning innings for the team (125 n.o. off 133 balls). I believe that cricket is a game played according to the situation on the ground,&quot; the veteran batter had said.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p><b>Also Read: <\/b> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cricketnmore.com\/ipl-2022-auction-list-of-all-players-teams\">IPL 2022 Auction Overview List Of All Players & Teams<\/a><\/p><p>Earlier, all-rounder, Amelia Kerr slammed a superb unbeaten century (119 off 135 deliveries) and also grabbed a wicket as New Zealand defeated India Women by three wickets in the second One-day International to take a 2-0 lead in the five-match series at the John Davies Oval on Tuesday.<\/p>\r\n",
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