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Hometown: New Delhi
Religion: Hinduism
Age: 47 Years

 

Anjum Chopra

Bio/Wiki
NicknameAloo (called by her teammates)
Profession(s)• Former Cricketer (Batting All-rounder)
• Cricket Commentator
Physical Stats & More
Height (approx.)5' 5" (166 cm)
Weight (approx.)60 Kg (132 lbs)
Eye ColourBlack
Hair ColourBlack
Cricket
International DebutODI- 12 February 1995 vs New Zealand Women in Christchurch
Test- 17 November 1995 vs England Women in Kolkata
T20- 5 August 2006 vs England Women in Derby
Jersey Number#2 (India)
Domestic/State Team• Delhi
• Air India
Coach/MentorSudha Shah, Tarak Sinha, Hardeep Dua, Sunita Sharma
Batting StyleLeft-handed
Bowling StyleRight-arm medium
Records (main ones)• First Indian Women cricketer to hit an ODI century
• First Indian Women’s captain to win a Test Series overseas
• First Indian Women’s captain to win a home series (which was a 5–0 whitewash triumph over England in India in 2002)
• First female cricketer to compete in over 100 WODIs for India
• First female player to take part in 6 World Cups for India (four ODI World Cups and two T20s)
• Only female player in modern-day cricket to have played 12 Test matches with ODI and T20s
• First female player and sportscaster to feature as a commentator in men’s cricket matches
• First Indian woman cricketer to receive Honorary Membership of Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC), Lord's Cricket Ground, London
Awards• Rajiv Gandhi Delhi state award (2004)
• Arjuna Award (2006)
President Pratibha Patil presenting the Arjuna Award 2006 to Anjum Chopra
• FICCI – YFLO- Young Women Achievers Award (2009)
• Padma Shri (2014)
President Pranab Mukherjee presenting the Padma Shri Award to Anjum Chopra
Personal Life
Date of Birth20 May 1977 (Friday)
Age (as of 2024) 47 Years
BirthplaceNew Delhi
Zodiac signTaurus
Signature Anjum Chopra's signature
NationalityIndian
HometownNew Delhi
SchoolDelhi Public School, R.K. Puram, New Delhi
College/University• St. Stephen’s College, Delhi University
• FORE School of Management, New Delhi
Educational QualificationMBA in Marketing and Human Resources from FORE School of Management, New Delhi
ReligionHinduism
CastePunjabi Khatri
Food HabitNon-vegetarian
Family
ParentsFather- Krishnan Bal Chopra (Golfer)
Mother- Poonam Chopra (Homemaker)
Anjum Chopra with her parents
SiblingsBrother- Nirvan Chopra (Cricketer)
Other RelativesMaternal grandfather- Ved Prakash Sahni (Athlete, Cricket commentator)
Maternal uncle- Rohit Sahni (Cricketer)
Favourites
Cricketer(s)Michael Bevan, Sachin Tendulkar
FoodFish Curry
Style Quotient
Car CollectionLexus ES300h
Photo of Anjum Chopra and her parents with their new car
Social Media
Instagramanjum_chopra
FacebookAnjum Chopra
Twitter@chopraanjum
YouTubeAnjum Chopra
LinkedInAnjum Chopra

Anjum Chopra

Some Lesser Known Facts About Anjum Chopra

  • Anjum started playing cricket at the age of 9.
  • Anjum made her ODI debut when she was 17 years old.
  • Anjum represented her school and college in athletics, basketball, and swimming. She also competed at nationals as a Delhi State basketball team member.
  • Anjum’s mother won the Goodyear car rally in 1983.
  • Anjum played as a nightwatchman against England in her debut Test match for India.
  • Anjum was appointed as the vice-captain of the Indian women’s team in the CricInfo Women’s Cricket World Cup in 2000.
  • Anjum was appointed as captain of the Indian women’s team in 2002.
  • Anjum’s first series as captain resulted in a complete whitewash win over England at home.
  • Anjum has worked as a commentator for various sports channels including Doordarshan.
  • Anjum was the top scorer from India in the 2005 World Cup in South Africa.
  • In the 2009 World Cup in Australia, Anjum scored 76 runs in a must-win game against Australia’s women’s team and helped her team to finish third in the World Cup behind England and New Zealand.
  • Delhi won the women’s national championship in cricket for the first time in 2011-12 season under Anjum Chopra’s captaincy. The same year, she led the North Zone team that won the Zonal championship.
  • Anjum served with the South African cricket board in an advisory role before the World Cup 2011.
  • Anjum worked as a commentator for the World Kabaddi League in 2014.
  • She has appeared in the documentary “Poor Cousins of Million Dollar Babies.” The film received national praise at Ohio’s Arnold Sports Film Festival in 2011.

    Cover page of Anjum Chopra's documentary 'Poor Cousins of Million Dollar Babies'

    Cover page of Anjum Chopra’s documentary ‘Poor Cousins of Million Dollar Babies’

  • Anjum Chopra co-authored the coffee table book ‘Women’s Cricket World – A Journey from 1745- 2013.’
  • Anjum became part of the 26-member commentary team of IPL in 2015 along with Isa Guha, Lisa Sthalekar, and Melanie Jones.

    Anjum Chopra doing commentary in IPL

    Anjum Chopra doing commentary in an IPL match

  • Anjum is a pet lover who loves to spend time with her dogs.
  • Anjum has worked as a motivational and corporate speaker/consultant in the corporate world.
  • Anjum has worked with global brands such as General Electric, Standard Chartered, and Goldman Sachs; she has conducted various training programs for them.
  • Anjum took part in the reality show ‘Fear Factor: Khatron Ke Khiladi season 4,’ which aired on the Colors channel.

    Anjum Chopra with Sandeep Sachdev (right) at the launch of television reality show 'Fear Factor Khatron Ke Khiladi - Torchaar' (Season 4)

    Anjum Chopra with Sandeep Sachdev (right) at the launch of the television reality show ‘Fear Factor Khatron Ke Khiladi – Torchaar’ (Season 4)

  • Anjum has supported the idea of the mixed game of cricket (both men and women playing together). She even practised with the Men’s IPL team Kolkata Knight Riders in 2012.
  • She did commentary for a mobile cricket game ‘World Cricket Championship.’
  • She is very religious and often shares posts about various religious activities on social media.

    Anjum Chopra at Kamakhya Devi temple Guwahati

    Anjum Chopra at Kamakhya Devi temple Guwahati

  • Anjum Chopra is a foodie and often shares photos of different food delicacies from several places on social media.

    Anjum Chopra enjoying Apple strudel in Australia

    Anjum Chopra enjoying Apple strudel in Australia

  • In 2023, ‘Anjum Chopra Scholarship’ was announced to provide high-quality training to young female cricketers by providing them a scholarship of Rs. 1 lakh.

    Photo of news column regarding the Anjum Chopra Scholarship

    Photo of news column regarding the Anjum Chopra Scholarship

  • Anjum Chopra was not on good terms with Anju Jain, who was a former selector of the Indian women’s team and later became the coach. They both knew each other from their playing days and were even roommates.
  • One of the gates at the Arun Jaitley Stadium (former Feroz Shah Kotla Stadium) in Delhi is named after Anjum Chopra.

    Anjum Chopra gate at Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi

    Anjum Chopra Gate at Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi

  • Anjum has served as a Goodwill Ambassador in South Africa to raise breast cancer awareness.
  • Here are the stats of Anjum Chopra’s cricket career
FormatMatchesRuns ScoredBatting average100s/50sTop scoreWicketsBowling average
WTest1254830.440/4 98244.00
WODI1272,85631.381/18100946.00
T20I18 24117.21-37*--
WLA2255,52135.851/341001830.27