Anjum Chop is an Indian Women Cricketer. She was born on 20 May 1977 in New Delhi. A sports girl from the start, the first time she stepped on to the ground was at the age of 9. Played her first friendly match with 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 grew up in a cricketing ambience. Her maternal grandfather was a cricket commentator, one of her maternal uncles went on to play for India A, and her brother was an Under-17 and Under-19 cricketer for Delhi. Hailing from a family full of sportsperson, it was natural that Anjum deviated towards sports. She played basketball and was a state-level swimmer, though cricket remained her first love. But that is not all about the former captain of India’s women team. She has a MBA degree and has also co-authored a book on women’s cricket. She also appeared in a popular TV reality show and is a familiar face on Indian television, talking about international men’s cricket. She was made Vice Captain of the Indian team in 2000 Cricinfo world cup, New Zealand. Two player of the match awards and highest scorer from India, Anjum led the batting charts at the world cup till the Indian team lost in the semifinals to eventual winners New Zealand.

In 2005 world cup in South Africa, India reached the finals of the world cup for the first time. She was the top scorer from India and was also the ‘player of the match’ against England. In 2009 world cup in Australia, a must win game for India, Anjum scored 76 match winning runs and bagged the ‘player of the match’ award also. India finished third at the world cup behind England and New Zealand. In 2014, She received the Padma Shri Award.