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Jess Ennis, Chrissie Ohuruogu, Vicky Pendleton and Laura Trott, to name a few, have acted as female role models in England.
Isa Guha
Few
Laura
Name
Female
Role
Role Models
Models
Acted
England
We believe that we can win no matter what situation.
Isa Guha
Win
Matter
Situation
Believe
With four women commentators, the IPL have shown they have faith in women commentators to do a good job.
Isa Guha
Faith
Good
Women
Good Job
Job
Shown
Four
From playing cricket in a boys team I had to learn quite quickly how to handle them and I've always felt quite comfortable in that environment. Because I feel comfortable, I'd like to think they do too.
Isa Guha
Think
Too
Cricket
Had
Environment
Feel
Like
Learn
Comfortable
Because
Felt
Boy
Always
How
Quickly
Handle
Quite
Them
Team
Playing
In 2015, I was privileged to host the first ever televised Women's Test match during the 2015 Women's Ashes on Sky Sports, which saw every game covered of the multi-format series.
Isa Guha
Game
Sports
Women
Sky
First
Every
Saw
Televised
Host
Match
Test
Covered
Privileged
Which
Ashes
Series
Ever
I remember my England debut, in 2002. It came in Jersey, in a triangular tournament with New Zealand and India. To say that it did not generate great local interest is putting it mildly: our first game, against India, attracted a handful of spectators.
Isa Guha
Great
Game
Remember
First
Local
Our
Say
India
Generate
Tournament
Putting
New
Attracted
Came
Handful
Debut
Did
New Zealand
Interest
Against
England
Zealand
Jersey
Spectators
With tournaments such as the Women's Big Bash and the Kia Super League, women are now well practised in the art of big strokeplay.
Isa Guha
Art
Women
Big
Super
Tournaments
League
Well
Women Are
Now
Bash
I have always enjoyed male company, which has probably stemmed from playing in boys/men's teams while growing up.
Isa Guha
Stemmed
Always
Male
Up
Which
While
Company
Teams
Growing
Growing Up
Enjoyed
Playing
IPL is a T20 franchise tournament combining cricket and Bollywood to offer entertainment.
Isa Guha
Entertainment
Cricket
Franchise
Tournament
Combining
Offer
Bollywood
Playing cricket has given me an excellent opportunity to get fit and healthy, meet people of similar interests, integrate with people of different backgrounds and see the world.
Isa Guha
Me
People
World
Opportunity
Healthy
Cricket
Meet
Backgrounds
See
Similar
Given
Excellent
Integrate
Fit
Get
Different
Different Backgrounds
Interests
Playing
It's not that there has never been a keen following for women's cricket in India.
Isa Guha
Women
Cricket
India
Following
Never
Been
Keen
I like Tendulkar and I think the Indian batsmen are stylish but I support England and I have always wanted to play for England.
Isa Guha
Think
Indian
Support
Like
Stylish
Always
Wanted
England
Play
I went through a phase after we won the World Cup of 'what am I going to do with my life.'
Isa Guha
Life
World
My Life
Through
Am
Cup
Won
Going
After
World Cup
Phase
Mum was the strongest person I knew.
Isa Guha
Strongest
Knew
Person
Mum
Broadcasters realise there is a large percentage of women that watch cricket and it was the Caribbean Premier League that first got me to commentate a men's international T20.
Isa Guha
Me
Women
Men
First
Cricket
Caribbean
Broadcasters
Percentage
League
Got
Realise
Premier
Premier League
International
Large
Large Percentage
Watch
When the cricket is serious and it's a really important time in the middle we focus on that but obviously when it isn't there is a lot of time to chat and we can use that as time to bring the comedians in a bit more. We get the balance right between getting the calling of the cricket right but having some fun as well.
Isa Guha
Time
Balance
Focus
Important
Cricket
Bit
Some
Having
More
Chat
Between
Comedians
Obviously
Well
Calling
Important Time
Lot
Get
Getting
Middle
Really
Use
Fun
Serious
Right
Bring
We used to live five minutes from the local cricket club in High Wycombe. My brother Kaush, who is seven years older, played there.
Isa Guha
Club
Live
Older
Cricket
Local
Seven
High
Brother
Minutes
Years
Five
Used
Who
Played
I wasn't aware of women's cricket until I was 10. We grew up following the men's game.
Isa Guha
Game
Women
Men
Cricket
Following
Until
Up
Grew
Aware
My parents are proud of my achievements. They send articles to my grandparents in India. Everyone's happy I'm doing something I want to do.
Isa Guha
Happy
Parents
Everyone
India
Something
Proud
Doing
Articles
Send
Achievements
Want
Grandparents
When I first started playing cricket for England, there was hardly any coverage.
Isa Guha
First
Cricket
Coverage
Any
England
Hardly
Started
Playing
You never know how you're going to go down as an English commentator in Australia.
Isa Guha
You
Down
Never
Know
How
Go
Australia
Commentator
Going
English
I'm a big one for music.
Isa Guha
Music
Big
Big One
T20 is the vehicle to make cricket a truly global game.
Isa Guha
Game
Cricket
Vehicle
Global
Make
Truly
As a pundit, it's important to tell the viewer something they might not know, be unbiased and not sit on the fence.
Isa Guha
Important
Sit
Tell
Unbiased
Something
Know
Fence
Might
Viewer
It goes without saying that I try to do everything to the best of my ability.
Isa Guha
Saying
Best
Try
Everything
Ability
Without
Goes
Just having the support from the male players is important as the women's game moves forward.
Isa Guha
Game
Women
Important
Having
Support
Male
Just
Moves
Forward
Players
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