Anjum Chopra Husband, Age, Batting Stats, Women Cricket Commentator, Wiki
Published on: Apr 7, 2021 1:00 pm IST|Updated on: Apr 16, 2024 6:12 pm IST
Anjum Chopra is known as the torchbearer of the Indian Women’s cricket team, Anjum Chopra is an incredible contributor to the cricket world.
Date of Birth | 20 May 1977 |
Height | 5 ft 4 in |
Husband | Not Known |
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Anjum fell in love with the game of cricket at a very early age and was already playing in the inter-college team, and later played for Delhi U-15 team. She made her debut against the Zealand Women’s cricket team at the age of 17 in 1995.
Anjum Chopra Indian Cricket Team Legend
Anjum maintained her spot in the cricket world for over a decade. Under her leadership as the captain, the team was able to reach the semi-finals of the World Cup in 2005. Anjum represented India in 100 ODIs.
After retiring from cricket, Anjum decided to complete her MBA from FORE Delhi and then became a motivational speaker conducting events with gigantic companies like Vodafone, Goldman Sachs, and Standard Charted Bank. Not just this, Anjum also spends her time on the Golf course enjoying the sport, as well as movies, which are her favourite time pass.
Of late she has been a cricket commentator.
School: Delhi Public School, R.K. Puram
College: St. Stephen’s College, Delhi University and FORE School of Management
Educational Qualifications: MBA in Human Resource & Marketing
Father: Krishan Bal Chopra
Mother: Poonam Chopra
Brother: Nirav Chopra
Coach/Mentor: Sudha Shah, Tarak Sinha, Hardeep Dua, and Sunita Sharma
Religion: Hinduism
Address: Delhi
Favourite Cricketers: Sachin Tendulkar
Favourite Food: Indian
Favourite Actors: Madhuri Dixit
She has also co-authored the book ‘Women’s Cricket World – A Journey from 1745-2013 which is very inspiring.She has likewise acted in a docudrama named Helpless Cousins of Million Dollar Babies.
Anjum Chopra Husband
Anjum Chopra is not married, and she has never disclosed any information about having a husband.
Is Anjum Chopra married or not?
As of 2021, former Indian women’s cricket team captain Anjum Chopra is not married. She has not publicly disclosed any information about her personal life or marital status.
Awards and recognitions
- Anjum has always been among the top women of the country and has won some very remarkable awards which include Padma Shri in 2014 and Arjuna Award in 2007.
- She has been the ICC Player of the Match, for 3 years in 2000, 2005, 2009.
- Anjum has also won some astonishing awards in the field of women’s development as well such as Zee Astitva Award – Award for Exemplary Women in 2008 and FICCI – YFLO – Young Women Achievers Award in 2009
Who is called Queen of cricket?
The term “Queen of Cricket” is a title that has been given to several female cricketers over the years, but the most famous player who is often referred to with this title is Australian cricketer Belinda Clark. She is widely regarded as one of the greatest female cricketers of all time, and her impressive record includes scoring 4,844 runs in 118 One Day Internationals and leading the Australian team to two World Cup titles.