India's 10 Most Inspirational Sportswomen

Jwala Gutta: A badminton ace of mixed Chinese-Indian origin, Jwala Gutta has won the National Badminton Championship seven times. Her first International Badminton event was held in 2002, when she played at the Uber Cup tournament. She also won the Pakistan Challenge International tournament and the Indian International Badminton tournament. She is popular amongst her fans due to her enthusiasm and agility.

Jwala is one of the best women's doubles badminton players produced by India in recent times, partnering with Shruti Kurien and later Ashwini Ponnappa have successful clinch over 10 national badminton titles. Outside her professional life, Gutta was roped in to do an item song for a Telugu film, titled Gunde Jaari Gallanthayyinde.

Mithali Raj: Often called the Tendulkar of women's cricket, Mithali Raj is the Number one batswoman in the ICC world women's cricket rankings. She made her One Day International debut in 1999 against Ireland at Milton Keynes and scored 114 runs by being not-out.She made her Test match debut in the 2001-02 seasons against England at Lucknow. On 17 August 2002, at the age of 19, in her third Test, she broke Karen Rolton's record of World’s highest individual Test score of 209 by scoring a new high of 214 against England in the second and final Test at Taunton. Mithali currently tops the batting table with 703 ratings points. Her composure when at the crease and ability to score briskly makes her a dangerous customer. In addition to her ability with the bat, Mithali rolls her arm over by bowling leg-spinners and providing variety to the attack.

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