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This Delhi girl was born to play-and play hard. Anjum Chopra, the captain of the
Indian woman's cricket team, comes from a family of sportspersons. Her maternal
grandfather was an Olympian, her brother and uncle played first class cricket,
and her mother took part in car rallies. She's a straight talker and exudes the
confidence that comes from being skipper.
Anjum spent her childhood playing cricket with her brother and his friends. But
it was difficult for her to practice with neither her school nor her college
having a team. So she played at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium in Delhi. At the
age of 10, Anjum made the under-15 team and was the youngest member of the
Indian cricket team. Since then Anjum has been a vital part of the Indian
cricket team, playing in the top order, earning herself the epithet Lazy
Elegance.
Anjum also plays for Air-India and with her talent and with the scenario for
women's cricket looking up in India, she has sponsorships from brands like
Reebok and BDM.
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Cricket's always on her mind. "It doesn't bother us that women's cricket isn't
as popular as men's. If we play well we will be noticed," she says. Under her
leadership, the Indian team beat South Africa in 2002, the first ever Test win
overseas by India's women cricketers. Anjum's next target: World Cup 2005. |
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