Telangana Govt gifts Rs.1 Cr to Indian women cricketer Mithali Raj

Hyderabad, Dec 29: The Telangana government has presented Indian women cricket team skipper Mithali Raj Rs one crore and a house site of 600 square feet.

She was felicitated by Telangana Sports Minister T Padmarao who handed over the incentives.

According to a state government release, the Minister also presented Rs 25 lakh to Mithali Raj’s coach RSR Murthy.

Speaking on the occasion, the Minister said that the incentives have been presented as per Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao’s directives to promote sports.

Earlier this year, Mithali Raj led the Indian team to the Women’s World Cup final. The team lost to England by just nine runs.