Mithali Raj backtracks from statement on retirement

Christchurch
India’s campaign in the ICC Women’s World Cup 2022 ended on Sunday with a defeat against South Africa in their final match on the league stage, legendary India captain Mithali Raj made a U-turn saying it’s not the right time to take a call on her future just after the team’s exit from the tournament. Indian Women’s cricket team’s dream of winning the 50-over World Cup title has been extended by at least 3 more years and now the 39-year-old skipper has an unfinished task at her hand and she denied to call her this last assignment when she was asked about future plans after the exit from the World Cup.
“I’ve not really planned much about the future. For us, as players and athletes, when you have a disappointment in a campaign that ends like this in a World Cup where you have really prepared very hard over a year, it takes time for players to accept and then move on from there to whatever the future holds for each and every player,” said captain Mithali Raj in the post-match press conference. “It would not be appropriate for me to comment anything on that, considering the kind of game we just played and as I said, the emotions are still there. So, it needs to settle down before I could have clarity on that and give an answer to that,” she added.