Indian Women's Cricket Team Captain Mithali Raj To Get A New BMW Car

Post the Indian Women's Cricket Team's impressive performance at the 2017 World Cup in England, captain Mithali Raj will now be gifted a brand new BMW car. The Hyderabad based Indian Skipper is set to receive this special gift from V. Chamundeswaranath, the former junior national selection committee chairman and now vice-president of Telangana Badminton Association. While we still do not know, which BMW model will, in fact, be presented to Mitahli Raj, a felicitation ceremony is expected to be organised soon, where we'll get to know all the details.

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Interestingly, this is not the first time that V. Chamundeswaranath has shown this level of support towards Indian sportspersons. Last year Chamudeswarnath sponsored to give BMW cars to Olympic medal winners PV Sindhu, Sakshi Malik and Dipa Karmakar for bringing fame to India at the 2016 Rio Olympics. The cars were presented to them by none other then cricketing legend, Sachin Tendulkar. That time the cars which were presented to the athletes included the BMW X1 and the BMW 320d. While it is too soon to say which car Mitahli Raj will get, but considering the new-gen 5 Series was recently launched in India, it could be a possible option.

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The 2017 BMW 5 Series was recently launched in India

Talking about the car in question here, the BMW 5 Series is powered by a 2-litre, 4-cylinder petrol engine that makes 248 bhp and develops 350 Nm of peak torque, a 2-litre, 4-cylinder diesel engine that makes 187 bhp and develops 400 Nm of peak torque. There is also a top-end 3-litre, in-line-six diesel engine that 261 bhp of max power and develops a massive 620 Nm of peak torque on offer. All mated to an 8-speed automatic transmission with steering mounted paddle shifters. The BMW X1 is powered by a 2-litre diesel engine that produces 190bhp and 400Nm, while the 320d will be powered by 2-litre oil burner that makes 180 bhp and 380 Nm of peak torque.

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