We have to play attractive Precisely, don't you think it is then unfair on our part, as players, to crib about sponsors?I don't know what to say to that but I know one thing it is a give and take relationship. The sponsors have to come ...
We've to play attractive brand to keep sponsors alive Bangalore: Anjum Chopra, the vice-captain of the Indian team to the women's World Cup at New Zealand last year, had spoken at length to Thatscricket.com on Indian women's cricket. The second and concluding part of the series gives more insight into her thoughts on ...
We need mental coaching, strengthening: Anjum But did it not strike you all that there would be a vacuum in the middle order?No, the middle order was packed with me, Anju and Chander.Precisely! With you all being openers is it not a new role for you all ...
We need mental coaching, strengthening: Anjum Anjum Chopra has been one of the pillars of the Indian bating lineup in the recent past and being a left-hander is an added asset to the side. At the recently held South Zone championship Thatscricket.com caught up with the Indian vice-captain to have her chip in with her ...
start now for the next World Cup The team left India on a high, what do you suppose went wrong?It was a mental let down. The occasion of the World Cup should sink in very deep. It shouldn't be a surface thought. The feeling should come from the ...
We should start now for the next World Cup: Purnima Bangalore: Purnima Rau has carried on the legacy of Indian women's cricket from the era of Shantha Rangaswamy and Diana Edulji when the game was riding a big high. Relegated to a senior player from being a captain previously, Purnima was in the thick of action during t...
I would have done things differently Realistically speaking, do you think it is possible to market this game so that it can be a career option, given the fact that men's cricket hogs the limelight and all that is there to it?Yes, it is possible but it ...
In retrospect, I would have done things differently: Smitha Bangalore: Smitha Harikrishna was very much an integral part of the Indian World Cup team that made it "so near, yet so far," in the World Cup at New Zealand in December last year. Smitha, in a two-part exclusive interview with Thatscricket.com, shared her views on women&#...
It is a mental battle from here on: Purnima It is a combination of all. Majority of the responsibility lies with the players and partly with the system. If a player does not get to play tournaments on a regular basis it is very difficult to sustain a level of fitness continuously, throughout the year. Suddenly we ge...
We need to play more matches: Smitha Bangalore: After her return from a semi-successful World Cup jaunt, Thatscricket.com caught up with Smitha Harikrishna to check out on the welfare and future of women's cricket in India. Talking at length, Smitha spoke her mind on the shortcomings and the possible reme...