Muscat: Former Indian women’s cricket captain, 'Padma Shri' Anjum Chopra was felicitated by the Indian Social Club (ISC) Muscat at an informal get-together organised at the club on Friday. ISC office bearers and cricket enthusiasts attended the reception.
Anjum interacted with the gathering and spoke at length about her early days as a young girl who started playing cricket at the age of nine and the hardships and struggles she had to bear with to reach the top.
Anjum made her debut in 1995 and was made captain of the Indian women’s cricket team in 2002. Anjum represented India in six World Cup tournaments. She was conferred the Arjuna Award in 2007 and the Padma Shri in 2014 besides a host of other awards and decorations.
ISC Chairman Dr. Sathish Nambiar felicitated Anum Chopra on the occasion of her visit to the Indian Social Club and wished her success in her future endeavours and invited her to visit Oman again.