Sportskeeda took this opportunity to hang out with a cricketing great who is continuing to spread her insights through commentaary. Anjum Chopra, a art of Indian women’s cricket folklore, has a sharp cricketing brain that helped India become a ruthless force in overseas conditions.
Her captaincy reign coincided with that of the equally fearless men’s skipper Sourav Ganguly. That meant the future of Indian cricket rested in the safe hands of the two left-handers.
The former Indian women’s team captain suffered heartbreaking losses in the semi-final and final in two consecutive World Cups. The defeats did more good than harm, as she played a handsome role in putting Indian women’s team on the national as well as international maps.
Post her retirement, Chopra continues to stay in and around the sport through live commentary and expert analysis. In an exclusive chat, she shared her take on the current COVID-19 crisis affecting tournaments like the IPL and the T20 World Cup in Australia. Chopra also dealt with some burgeoning questions relating to the Indian men’s cricket team, the conundrum around MS Dhoni and the pros and cons of ‘split-captaincy’ for the Indian team.
With the IPL getting postponed indefinitely, Chopra talked about the possibilities the BCCI and the world governing body can consider if and when the COVID-19 situation gets better.
The former India captain knows what it takes to lead the country and the kind of pressures one has to deal with. With India not winning an ICC event since the 2013 Champions trophy, the scrutiny is bound to be there on the current Indian captain.
However, MS Dhoni has somehow remained a key figure in the Indian cricketing ecosystem despite not playing since the infamous loss to New Zealand in the semifinal of the CWC 2019. She spoke about MS Dhoni’s eventual retirement and what it means for the upcoming talents in the country.
Chopra also gave her insights as well as the pros and cons of split captaincy for the Indian cricket team. Despite having a mixed outing at ICC events, Virat Kohli has continued to be the front-runner for the captaincy duties. However, the criticism of him going trophyless coinciding with Rohit Sharma’s emergence as a genuine T20 leader in IPL has somehow created dark clouds over the entire situation.
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