2007-10-01 00:19:13 · 9 answers · asked by rachna gupta 1 in Sports ➔ Cricket
Anjum Chopra gets the Arjuna award
A win for women's cricket
August 30, 2007
At a time when disillusionment with the establishment is rife and higher pay packets are luring players to rival leagues, take a moment to appreciate those who have stayed in cricket for years on end purely for the love of the game. Anjum Chopra, who was yesterday presented with an Arjuna award, one of India's highest civilian honours, is among that company.
Chopra is only the seventh woman cricketer to win the award since it was first established in 1961, and no male cricketer has been nominated since Harbhajan Singh won in 2003. The honour comes a few days after the Indian board announced an allocation of Rs 60 to 70 million ($1.47-1.71 million) for women's cricket this season - almost twice last year's allotment. The future may look bright for women's cricket in India, but for the likes of Chopra, who played the best part of their careers in the years when there were no financial incentives, it may be a little too late.
2007-10-01 00:31:57 · answer #1 · answered by Maha 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
1976 Km. S. Rangaswamy
1983 Km. D. Edulji
1985 Km. S.D. Kulkarni
1986 Km. S. Agarwal
2003 Km. Mithali Raj
2005 Ms. Anju Jain
2006 Ms. Anjum Chopra
2007-10-01 02:42:48 · answer #2 · answered by Sukhbir (chdpac) 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Anjum Chopra
2007-10-01 02:05:51 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Anjum Chopra appears during every Match on Fourth Umpire shown between matches on DD National
2007-10-02 03:43:31 · answer #4 · answered by Santhosh S 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Anjum Chopra
2007-10-01 00:33:44 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Anjum Chopra~
2007-10-01 15:58:00 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Anjum Chopra. She is the 7th woman cricketer to win this award.
2007-10-01 18:14:59 · answer #7 · answered by vakayil k 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
1985 - Shubhangi Kulkarni
1986 - Sandhya Agarwal
2003 - Ms. Mithali Raj
2007-10-01 16:57:12 · answer #8 · answered by Warrior 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2007-10-01 00:26:51 · answer #9 · answered by guru d 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋