Don't Compare Women's Cricket to Men's cricket Game:Indian Skipper Mithali Raj

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India women cricketers may not have won the ICC Women's World Cup but they certainly won hearts by reaching the summit of the 2017 edition of the tournament. They gave their best and fought hard in England to go that far and make India proud.

It will take some time for the team to recover from the loss, but captain Mithali Raj feels that the girls have set a precedent for the next generation and will certainly do good for them.

Off late, people have been comparing women's cricket with the men's game. But, Mithali appeals to public not to compare men cricketers with them. "I appeal to public not to compare women's cricket with men's cricket. I request them to see women's cricket in a different light.

 It's a sport in its own way." Mithali found bright spots in the Indian campaign in the recently concluded World Cup and felt that her team had exceeded expectations by reaching the final of the premier tournament. "In a bigger picture I see that it has done a lot of good for women's cricket. Now people are watching and following women's cricket. 

Every member of the women's cricket team is a celebrity now and everyone knows who's what and what kind of a role they play in the team," Mithali, who is also the highest- run getter in in the women's version of the sport, said.

The girls have done very well, the credit goes to them and also very thankful to ICC (International Cricket Council) for broadcasting and live streaming the matches because that has made a lot of difference," she added. India reached their second final of the ICC Women's World Cup, their first in 12 years, where they lost narrowly to England by nine runs.

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