The 34 years old skipper of the Indian Womens cricket team in Tests and ODIs, Mithali Raj known for her flamboyant batting style is the second highest run scorer in women's international cricket and only second woman cricketer to surpass 5,500 run mark.

Mithali Raj who was attending event for the opening dinner in a media roundtable on the eve of the ICC Women’s World Cup did a perfect reply to the reporters question.

Reporter: Who is your favourite male cricket player?
Mithali Raj: Do you ask the same question to a male cricketer? Do you ask them who their favourite female cricketer is? I have always been asked who’s your favourite cricketer but you should ask them who their favourite female cricketer is.

Mithali said, "There’s a lot of difference because we are not a regular on television. Now the BCCI has made an effort that the last two home series have been televised and social media has improved a lot of it but there is a still a lot of catch-up to do in terms of recognition. Men’s cricket sets the bar. We are always trying to reach where they set the standard. All of us follow men’s cricket because we want at some point that women’s cricket would be up there. All of us at some point have been coached by a male cricketer. I strongly believe that they get a lot of intensity into the training sessions. They are very hard taskmasters. I believe that if you are representing your country, your country should get the best of the best. It’s nothing to do with women coaches (who) don’t have the ability."