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Mithali Raj shuts down troll criticising her language preferences

By Saurabh Sharma October 16, 2019 • 14:26 PM View: 1228

New Delhi, Oct 16: Ace Indian cricketer Mithali Raj has shut down a troll who targeted her for her language preferences. Mithali, who completed 20 years in international cricket during the recent ODI series against South Africa, was criticised by a fan who believed the cricketer, who hails from a Tamil family, ignores her mother tongue and only speaks in English, Hindi and Telugu.

"She doesn't know Tamil. She will speak in eng, Telugu, Hindi", tweeted the fan.

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