Padma Shri came as a pleasant surprise: Mithali Raj

Surprised at being selected for the Padma Shri, Indian women’s cricket team captain Mithali Raj says she was not expecting the prestigious honour with some men’s team superstars also in the race.

“Honestly when I was pitted against Virat Kohli, I gave up because when you compare us with men’s cricket then we think that we may not get it. So I was not expecting it, but it came as a pleasant surprise”