'Absolute legend': Twitter erupts as Jhulan Goswami becomes 1st woman to get 200 ODI wickets

Jhulan Goswami on Wednesday became the first woman to take 200 ODI wickets. She achieved the feat in the second ODI between India and South Africa af the ICC Women's Championship at Kimberley.

The lanky pacer made her ODI debut in 2002 against England. She has been a stalwart of the Indian women's cricket team, scripting many memorable wins for the Women In Blue.

The first male cricketer to get to 200 ODI wickets was also an Indian - the legendary Kapil Dev. Coincidentally, both Jhulan and Kapil achieved the record in 166 ODIs.

Here is the list of top five wicket-takers in women's ODI cricket

1. Jhulan Goswami (India) - 200

2. Cathryn Fitzpatrick (Australia) - 180

3. Lisa Sthalekar (Australia) - 146

4. Anisa Mohammed (West Indies) - 145

5. Neetu David (India) - 141

Twitter was ecstatic after Jhulan's achievement on Wednesday, hailing her as an absolute legend of Indian cricket.

Here are some tweets

Congrats! Jhulan Goswami on claiming landmark 200 wickets in ODIs #Jhulan200 pic.twitter.com/9hGBAVSX9d

— BCCI Women (@BCCIWomen) February 7, 2018

She's done it! Jhulan Goswami is the first female cricketer to take 200 ODI wickets! Congratulations @JhulanG10! pic.twitter.com/pzwgUTW6to

— ICC (@ICC) February 7, 2018

200 ODI Wickets. First woman to reach this summit is an Indian. Stand up and applaud....Jhulan Goswami, you're a legend :)

— Aakash Chopra (@cricketaakash) February 7, 2018

There can be no greater proof - Women are as good as men!
1st Man to take 200 ODI wickets - @therealkapildev - 166 matches
1st Woman to take 200 ODI wickets- @JhulanG10
A proud moment for all Indians! Heartiest congratulations Jhulan Goswami!! The nation is proud of the daughter. pic.twitter.com/D5axFRWpPO

— Kailash Vijayvargiya (@KailashOnline) February 7, 2018

First woman cricketer to take 200 ODI scalps! Jhulan Goswami is a legend.

— Abhishek Baxi (@baxiabhishek) February 7, 2018