A lady who plays the gentleman’s game. And doesn’t make a big deal out of it. When asked if she faced any challenges, she looks surprised.

Anjum Chopra has been one of India’s premier batswomen for a while now. Batting left handed she has forced journalists to overuse the phrase ‘lazy elegance’. Playing predominantly through the ‘V’, Chopra does not hesitate to come down the wicket to the spinners. Usually a slow starter, Chopra is all about timing and hardly ever tries to tonk the ball. Equally comfortable on the off and on side, Chopra can bat anywhere at the top of the order.

Anjum was recently honoured with the Padma Shri award in April, 2014. Dedicating the award to country’s women cricketers, she said that being conferred with India’s fourth highest civilian award was very ‘humbling and encouraging’. It is an award for the all the years of hard work put in and an encouragement to do better work and bring more laurels to the nation.

One of the country’s most successful women cricketers, she has played 12 Tests, 127 ODIs and 18 T20s in a career spanning 17 years. She is the eighth-highest run-getter in women’s ODIs, and has featured in six World Cups, four 50-over World Cups, including the 2005 edition in South Africa, where India reached the final, and two T20 world cups. Anjum also captained India to a test series win in South Africa in 2002 and in England in 2006.

Anjum Chopra is a fearless left-hander who was influential in some of India’s most memorable victories. Born in a family of sportspersons, it isn’t surprising to see why Anjum veered towards sports. She is also a state level basketball player and I don’t believe that anything can hold you back, if you want “ to make it happen. ”represented her college in inter college swimming championship as well.

But that is not all about Anjum!

• She is the first Indian player to score a One Day International purchase zithromax online century, a feat achieved in England in 1999. She is also the first player to appear in 100 ODI’s for India.
• She has an MBA degree and a corporate job. A student of St. Stephen’s College, Delhi, Anjum did her masters with dual specialization – Human Resource & Marketing.
• An Arjuna Award recipient in 2007, Anjum has co-authored world’s first coffee table book on history of Women’s Cricket titled ‘Women’s Cricket World – A Journey from 1745- 2013’.
• She has also acted in a docudrama ‘Poor Cousins of Million Dollar Babies’ that received national acclaim at the Arnold Sports Film Festival in Ohio, 2011. It talks about disparities between men’s and women’s cricket.
• The first cricketer who has received an international appointment in the world of women’s cricket, she was appointed as a Technical Consultant to South Africa women’s team. Her expertise initiated South African women’s team to be placed top five in world cup ending Feb 2013, resulting in their automatic qualification to the next World Cup that will be held in 2017. Previously they were placed 9th and had to qualify for the World Cup held in India in 2013.

“I don’t believe that anything can hold you back, if you want “ to make it happen. ”

• She was appointed as a ‘Goodwill Ambassador’ to promote the cause of women on foreign soil at international men’s cricket match between South Africa and Pakistan which was being played for ‘Breast Cancer Awareness Day’ for women. Championing the cause of women, Anjum, was invited as the global ambassador in South Africa, where she also spoke about the cause on national television and their sports channel.

Anjum Chopra is a player, captain, consultant, motivational speaker, author and actor. Anjum is also a commentator/subject expert with Doordarshan and other leading news and sports channels. As a sports caster she represents women’s cricket on television analyzing the game from a players perspective.