Where Mitali is ahead of Tendulkar-Jayasuriya

 Smriti Mandhana was three years old then. Shefali Burma, Richa Ghosh was not born. Mitali Raj, 18, played an unbeaten 114 in his debut ODI against Ireland at Milton Keynes on 26 June 1999. Which is still the third highest innings in the girls ODI debut. Mitali's 'reign' has continued not only in Indian cricket but also in women's cricket. That too for about 23 years!

Mitali has played 6 matches with Smriti. Born after his ODI debut, he has played 15 with Shefali and 14 with Richar. So Mitali has crossed the line of generation!

Former India captain Mitali has announced his departure from all versions of international cricket. The match against South Africa in the last World Cup was the last match of his career. Between June 26, 1999 and March 26, 2022, 22 years and 264 days have passed. Not only girls but also boys have not had such a long career in ODIs.

Mitali is at number three in the girls' international career. Caroline de Fure of the Netherlands at the top has an international career of 26 years and 361 days. However, he did not play any international match between 2006 and 2017. Then there is Chamani Seneviratna. He made his Sri Lankan debut in 1996 and has been playing for the UAE since 2016. So far, his international career has been 24 years and 155 days long.

Mitali has played 232 ODIs in a long time, which is the highest among girls. Apart from Mitali, only one of the 200 girls has played ODIs - his teammate pacer Jhulan Goswami. Not only ODIs, Mitali also holds the record for most international matches (333) and most international runs (106). In all, Mitali has played in six ODI World Cups. Only Sachin Tendulkar and Javed Miandad are with him in this case.

Tendulkar has the longest career in boys' ODIs. On 16 December 1989, Tendulkar played the first of his 483 ODI career. The last one was played on March 17, 2012. As a result, his ODI career was 22 years and 91 days.

The next name after the longest career in ODIs is Sanath Jayasuriya. From December 26, 1989 to June 26, 2011, the Sri Lankan career was 21 years and 164 days long. At this time he played 445 ODIs. Miandad's ODI career in Pakistan has been around since the beginning of this edition. The Pakistan batsman played 233 matches from 11 June 1985 to 9 March 1996.

Vera Bert holds the record for the longest career in a girls' Test. The New Zealand batsman has played three Tests in his career since making his debut against Australia in 1948. The second Test was played in 1949 but the third one was played in 1989! However, Mitali is after Bert in this list. He and Jhulan made their Test debut against England on 14 January 2002 in Lucknow. The two played their last Test against Australia in Canberra on October 3 last year. As a result, their Test career is 19 years and 262 days. However, as the girls' Tests are not regular, they have got the opportunity to play 12 Tests in their nearly two-decade long career.

Wilfred Rhodes holds the record for the longest career in a boys' Test. The England all-rounder played 58 matches from 1899 to 1930. However, he did not play any Tests during the First World War from 1914 to 1920.