Anjum Chopra (born 20 May 1977) is an Indian former cricketer and current cricket commentator. The first time she stepped onto the cricket ground was at the age of 9. She played her first friendly match with the college girls' team at the inter-college level, scoring 20 runs and taking 2 wickets. Later the same year she was selected to play for New Delhi in the under −15 tournament. She played various sports at an early age, representing her school and college in athletics, basketball, and swimming. She was also a member of the Delhi State basketball team that competed at nationals. Anjum made her debut in one-day internationals at the age of 17, on 12 February 1995 against New Zealand at Christchurch, New Zealand, and made her debut in Test cricket a few months later against England at Eden Gardens, Kolkata, on 17 November 1995. In only her second series for India the same year, she was awarded player of the series in the one-day internationals against the visiting England cricket team, scoring runs at an average of 67.5. She played as a left-handed batter who bowled right-arm medium pace. She played in 12 Tests, 127 ODIs and 18 T20Is. She was coached by Sunita Sharma, Hardeep Dua and Tarak Sinha from Sonnet Club. She was also the first woman to score 1,000 runs in ODIs for India. Carving out a niche in the male-dominated sport in the country, Anjum has begun to be recognized as the face of women's cricket in India as a player, captain, consultant, commentator, motivational speaker, author, and actor. Personal life She received her undergraduate degree from St. Stephen’s College, Delhi Anjum belongs to a family of sportspeople: Maternal grandfather Ved Prakash Sahni was an athlete and represented India. He was also a cricket commentator. Father Krishan Bal Chopra is a golfer. Mother Poonam Chopra, a devoted homemaker, has won a Goodyear car rally. Brother Nirvan Chopra has represented Delhi state in Under−17 and Under-19 cricket. Maternal uncle Rohit Sahni is a former cricketer. As a schoolboy, he was wicket-keeper and opening batsman for his alma mater, Mayo College. Later, he captained both Hindu college and Delhi University. Anjum is also a pet lover who loves to spend time with her dogs, who live with her at home. Career Anjum Chopra is both a Test and One Day International cricketer who represented India's national