Anjum Chopra raises demand for women’s IPL

Former captain of the Indian women cricket team, Anjum Chopra reckons that an Indian Premier League should be launched for the women’s side also, considering the promising potential they possess.

She suggested that the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) should look into the matter in order to further promote and recognize women’s contribution to the sport.

"There should be an IPL for the women's team also because we have the potential and BCCI should think about it. They have taken lots of effort in promoting women's cricket across the globe, so this step can add value to women's cricket," she said.

Anjum celebrated the fact that the female are quickly catching up with their male counterparts in the world of cricket, especially with the advent of women’s World Cup and Twenty20 tournaments.

"Women's cricket has witnessed improvement with the World Cup, especially T20 tournaments, taking place at the same ground. So I feel that women's cricket is improving by leaps and bounds," Ms. Chopra maintained.

Regarding the launch of her book last month, Chopra said the piece of writing was her way of promoting women’s cricket. She has used the print medium to describe the journey of the Indian women’s squad, and has adopted a subjective narration style, while including the historic perspective in her writings. This work is the first of its kind in India to document the progress of women’s cricket.

Her documentary film ‘Poor cousins of million dollar babies’ was the only Indian entry that was nominated for the Arnold Sports Film Festival in Canada. All the movies in the competition were chosen by Arnold Schwarzenegger. The idea behind the conception of the 30-minute flick was to show that Indian women cricket is flourishing in the face of social disparities and inconsistencies.

Chopra has also done a television curtain raiser for Indian women’s cricket.

Anjum Chopra made her One Day Internationals debut on February 12, 1995 when her team contested New Zealand at Christchurch. She played her first Test Cricket match the same year on November 17, 1995 against England at Eden Gardens, in Kolkata. She has performed in 12 test matches and 121 One Day Internationals to date.

Former captain of the Indian women cricket team, Anjum Chopra reckons that an Indian Premier League should be launched for the women’s side also, considering the promising potential they possess.

She suggested that the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) should look into the matter in order to further promote and recognize women’s contribution to the sport.

"There should be an IPL for the women's team also because we have the potential and BCCI should think about it. They have taken lots of effort in promoting women's cricket across the globe, so this step can add value to women's cricket," she said.

Anjum celebrated the fact that the female are quickly catching up with their male counterparts in the world of cricket, especially with the advent of women’s World Cup and Twenty20 tournaments.

"Women's cricket has witnessed improvement with the World Cup, especially T20 tournaments, taking place at the same ground. So I feel that women's cricket is improving by leaps and bounds," Ms. Chopra maintained.

Regarding the launch of her book last month, Chopra said the piece of writing was her way of promoting women’s cricket. She has used the print medium to describe the journey of the Indian women’s squad, and has adopted a subjective narration style, while including the historic perspective in her writings. This work is the first of its kind in India to document the progress of women’s cricket.

Her documentary film ‘Poor cousins of million dollar babies’ was the only Indian entry that was nominated for the Arnold Sports Film Festival in Canada. All the movies in the competition were chosen by Arnold Schwarzenegger. The idea behind the conception of the 30-minute flick was to show that Indian women cricket is flourishing in the face of social disparities and inconsistencies.

Chopra has also done a television curtain raiser for Indian women’s cricket.

Anjum Chopra made her One Day Internationals debut on February 12, 1995 when her team contested New Zealand at Christchurch. She played her first Test Cricket match the same year on November 17, 1995 against England at Eden Gardens, in Kolkata. She has performed in 12 test matches and 121 One Day Internationals to date.