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{{short description|Indian cricketer|bot=PearBOT 5}}
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{{BLP sources|date=January 2017}}
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{{Infobox cricketer
{{Infobox cricketer
|                name = Anjum Chopra
|                name = Anjum Chopra
| female = true
|             female = true
| image = File:ANJUM CHOPRA (3388377038).jpg
|               image = File:ANJUM CHOPRA (3388377038).jpg
| country = India
|             caption = Chopra in 2009
| fullname = Anjum Chopra
|            country = India
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1977|5|20}}
|           fullname = Anjum Chopra
| birth_place = [[New Delhi]], India
|         birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1977|5|20}}
|         birth_place = [[New Delhi]], India
|            batting = Left-handed
|            batting = Left-handed
|            bowling = Right-arm medium
|            bowling = Right-arm [[Fast bowling|medium]]
|                role = [[Batting (cricket)|Batter]]
|                role = [[Batting (cricket)|Batter]]


|      international = true
|      international = true
|  internationalspan = 1995–2012
|  internationalspan = 1995–2012
|      testdebutdate = 17 November
|      testdebutdate = 17 November
|      testdebutyear = 1995
|      testdebutyear = 1995
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|        lastodiyear = 2012
|        lastodiyear = 2012
|      lastodiagainst = Australia
|      lastodiagainst = Australia
|            odishirt =


| T20Idebutdate = 5 August  
|     T20Idebutdate = 5 August  
| T20Idebutyear = 2006
|     T20Idebutyear = 2006
| T20Idebutfor = India
|       T20Idebutfor = India
| T20Idebutagainst = England
|   T20Idebutagainst = England
| T20Icap = 2
|           T20Icap = 2
| lastT20Idate = 23 March  
|       lastT20Idate = 23 March  
| lastT20Iyear = 2012
|       lastT20Iyear = 2012
| lastT20Ifor = India
|       lastT20Ifor = India
| lastT20Iagainst = Australia
|   lastT20Iagainst = Australia
| T20Ishirt =


|              club1 = Air India Women
|              club1 = [[Delhi women's cricket team|Delhi]]
|              year1 =
|              year1 = {{nowrap|1992/93–1995/96}}
|              club2 = Air India
|              year2 = 1996/97–2004/05
|              club3 = [[Delhi women's cricket team|Delhi]]
|              year3 = 2006/07–2011/12
 
|            columns = 4


|            columns = 3
|            column1 = [[Women's Test cricket|WTest]]
|            column1 = [[Women's Test cricket|WTest]]
|            matches1 = 12
|            matches1 = 12
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|      best bowling1 = 1/9
|      best bowling1 = 1/9
|  catches/stumpings1 = 13/–
|  catches/stumpings1 = 13/–
|            column2 = [[Women's One Day International cricket|WODI]]
 
|            column2 = [[Women's One Day International|WODI]]
|            matches2 = 127
|            matches2 = 127
|              runs2 = 2,856
|              runs2 = 2,856
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|      best bowling2 = 2/9
|      best bowling2 = 2/9
|  catches/stumpings2 = 33/–
|  catches/stumpings2 = 33/–
|            column3 = [[Women's Twenty20 International|T20I]]
|            column3 = [[Women's Twenty20 International|T20I]]
|            matches3 = 18
|            matches3 = 18
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|  catches/stumpings3 = 3/–
|  catches/stumpings3 = 3/–


|                date = 16 September
|            column4 = [[List A cricket|WLA]]
|                year = 2014
|            matches4 = 225
|              source = http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/53910.html Cricinfo
|              runs4 = 5,521
|            bat avg4 = 35.85
|          100s/50s4 = 1/34
|          top score4 = 100
|        deliveries4 = 661
|            wickets4 = 18
|          bowl avg4 = 30.27
|            fivefor4 = 0
|            tenfor4 = 0
|      best bowling4 = 3/11
|  catches/stumpings4 = 64/–
 
|                date = 18 August
|                year = 2022
|              source = https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/8/8475/8475.html CricketArchive
}}
}}
'''Anjum Chopra''' (born 20 May 1977) is a cricket commentator, former [[cricketer]] and captain of India's national women's cricket team.<ref name=":0">{{Cite news|url=http://www.indiatvnews.com/sports/cricket/four-female-commentators-in-ipl-8-who-are-former-cricketers-16764.html|title=IPL8: Four female commentators who are former cricketers-IndiaTV News|access-date=2017-09-27|language=en-US}}</ref> 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.
'''Anjum Chopra''' (born 20 May 1977) is an Indian former [[cricket]]er and current cricket commentator.<ref name=":0">{{Cite news|url=http://www.indiatvnews.com/sports/cricket/four-female-commentators-in-ipl-8-who-are-former-cricketers-16764.html|title=IPL8: Four female commentators who are former cricketers-IndiaTV News|access-date=2017-09-27|language=en-US}}</ref> 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.<ref name=":0" />
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.<ref name=":0" />


Anjum made her debut in [[Women's One-day International|one-day internationals]] at the early age of 17, on 12 February 1995 against [[New Zealand women's cricket team|New Zealand]] at [[Christchurch]], New Zealand, and made her debut in [[Women's Test cricket|Test cricket]] a few months later against [[English women's cricket team|England]] at [[Eden Gardens]], [[Kolkata]], on 17 November 1995.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.icc-cricket.com/news/421025|title=Live Cricket Scores & News International Cricket Council|access-date=2017-09-27|language=en}}</ref> 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.
Anjum made her debut in [[Women's One Day International|one-day internationals]] at the age of 17, on 12 February 1995 against [[New Zealand women's national cricket team|New Zealand]] at [[Christchurch]], New Zealand, and made her debut in [[Women's Test cricket|Test cricket]] a few months later against [[English women's cricket team|England]] at [[Eden Gardens]], [[Kolkata]], on 17 November 1995.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.icc-cricket.com/news/421025|title=Live Cricket Scores & News International Cricket Council|access-date=2017-09-27|language=en}}</ref> 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 is a left-handed batter who bowls right-arm medium-fast. She has played in 12 Tests and 116 ODIs.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/player/53910.html|title=Player Profile: Anjum Chopra|publisher=[[Cricinfo]]|access-date=24 January 2010| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20100116013029/http://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/player/53910.html| archive-date= 16 January 2010 | url-status= live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url-access=subscription |url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/8/8475/8475.html|title=Player Profile: Anjum Chopra|work=CricketArchive|access-date=24 January 2010}}</ref> She was coached by [[Sunita Sharma]], Hardeep Dua and [[Tarak Sinha]] from Sonnet Club.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/cricket/people-would-say-oh-ladki-ne-kaise-out-kar-diya-anjum-chopra/story-War0rQtJO02WgBFJKw50LP.html|title=People would say, ‘Oh, ladki ne kaise out kar diya’: Anjum Chopra|date=2016-10-01|work=www.hindustantimes.com|access-date=2017-09-27|language=en}}</ref> She was also the first woman to score 1,000 runs in ODIs for India.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.womenscriczone.com/pathmakers-first-to-1000-odi-runs-from-each-country/ |title=Pathmakers – First to 1000 ODI runs from each country |work=Women's CricZone |access-date=29 May 2020}}</ref>
She played as a left-handed batter who bowled right-arm medium pace. She played in 12 Tests, 127 ODIs and 18 T20Is.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/player/53910.html|title=Player Profile: Anjum Chopra|publisher=[[Cricinfo]]|access-date=24 January 2010| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20100116013029/http://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/player/53910.html| archive-date= 16 January 2010 | url-status= live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url-access=subscription |url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/8/8475/8475.html|title=Player Profile: Anjum Chopra|work=CricketArchive|access-date=24 January 2010}}</ref> She was coached by [[Sunita Sharma]], Hardeep Dua and [[Tarak Sinha]] from Sonnet Club.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/cricket/people-would-say-oh-ladki-ne-kaise-out-kar-diya-anjum-chopra/story-War0rQtJO02WgBFJKw50LP.html|title=People would say, ‘Oh, ladki ne kaise out kar diya’: Anjum Chopra|date=2016-10-01|work=www.hindustantimes.com|access-date=2017-09-27|language=en}}</ref> She was also the first woman to score 1,000 runs in ODIs for India.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.womenscriczone.com/pathmakers-first-to-1000-odi-runs-from-each-country/ |title=Pathmakers – First to 1000 ODI runs from each country |work=Women's CricZone |access-date=29 May 2020}}</ref>


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.
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.
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