Anjum Chopra Height, Age, Family, Biography

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Hometown: New Delhi

Age: 47 Years

Religion: Hinduism

Bio/Wiki
Nickname	Aloo (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 Colour	Black
Hair Colour	Black
Cricket
International Debut	ODI- 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/Mentor	Sudha Shah, Tarak Sinha, Hardeep Dua, Sunita Sharma
Batting Style	Left-handed
Bowling Style	Right-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) • FICCI – YFLO- Young Women Achievers Award (2009) • Padma Shri (2014)
Personal Life
Date of Birth	20 May 1977 (Friday)
Age (as of 2024)	47 Years
Birthplace	New Delhi
Zodiac sign	Taurus
Signature
Nationality	Indian
Hometown	New Delhi
School	Delhi Public School, R.K. Puram, New Delhi
College/University	• St. Stephen’s College, Delhi University • FORE School of Management, New Delhi
Educational Qualification	MBA in Marketing and Human Resources from FORE School of Management, New Delhi
Religion	Hinduism
Caste	Punjabi Khatri
Food Habit	Non-vegetarian
Family
Parents	Father- Krishnan Bal Chopra (Golfer) Mother- Poonam Chopra (Homemaker)
Siblings	Brother- Nirvan Chopra (Cricketer)
Other Relatives	Maternal grandfather- Ved Prakash Sahni (Athlete, Cricket commentator) Maternal uncle- Rohit Sahni (Cricketer)
Favourites
Cricketer(s)	Michael Bevan, Sachin Tendulkar
Food	Fish Curry
Style Quotient
Car Collection	Lexus ES300h
Social Media
Instagram	anjum_chopra
Facebook	Anjum Chopra
Twitter	@chopraanjum
YouTube	Anjum Chopra
LinkedIn	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’

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 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 the television reality show ‘Fear Factor Khatron Ke Khiladi – Torchaar’ (Season 4)

Anjum has commentated with the likes of Ravi Shastri, Sunil Gavaskar, and Harsha Bhogle.
Anjum Chopra in Ireland with Murali Kartik, Deep Dasgupta, and Sunil Gavaskar

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

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 has served as a Goodwill Ambassador in South Africa to raise breast cancer awareness.

Here are the stats of Anjum Chopra’s cricket career

Format	Matches	Runs Scored	Batting average	100s/50s	Top score	Wickets	Bowling average
WTest	12	548	30.44	0/4	98	2	44.00
WODI	127	2,856	31.38	1/18	100	9	46.00
T20I	18	241	17.21	-	37*	-	-
WLA	225	5,521	35.85	1/34	100	18	30.27