I'd like to thank my family and friends for their continual support over the years and to all those involved in helping me develop as a cricketer of which there are too many to mention.

I don't have much knowledge about Indian culture, but I try to keep a tab of what's happening down here.

Many England girls have grown up playing men's cricket and trained in county men's academies, so they've faced 70-80 mph bowling. So when it comes to the women's game you have a 75mph bowler who's not as tall and not getting as much bounce, you feel more assured.

I used to play badminton in winter.

I wasn't treated different to anyone else, I just performed on the pitch and that helped my selection for the 'Development England' side at the age of 13 and I had no extra boundaries just because I was Asian.

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.

If you work towards goals, everything is achievable.

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.

When you start off a T20 innings you want someone who is going to be hitting the top of off stump, causing problems and being quite disciplined with the ball.

It's been great to see broadcasters waking up to the fact that women do offer a different perspective.

IPL is a T20 franchise tournament combining cricket and Bollywood to offer entertainment.

We used to live five minutes from the local cricket club in High Wycombe. My brother Kaush, who is seven years older, played there.

I do speak a bit of Bengali.

I read the Guardian when I can get it, but I have to admit I mostly turn to the sport.

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.

My first game was against India and while my roots will always be Indian I was born in England and wanted to represent them.

To people who don't take women's cricket seriously, I'd say: just watch a game first, and then make your judgement.

I am High Wycombe born and bred.

Kohli scores so freely. He's like Joe Root in that before you know it, he's on 30 off 20 balls. He is also the master of the chase - he calculates so the risks so perfectly.

My brother was playing hockey, tennis, badminton... I basically copied everything he did.

Before my parents came to England from Calcutta in the 1970s, they used to go to games at Eden Gardens.

Asian parents generally tend to channel their children, especially their daughters, into studying and not sport.

People say that because I'm short I get a lot more skid off the pitch.

The 'Natmeg' from England's Natalie Sciver attracted a lot of attention as a brilliant piece of improvisation, which requires every bit as much talent as a Tillakaratne Dilshan 'scoop,' or a Jos Buttler 'ramp' shot.

I've always been an England fan. I was born and bred here.

As an athlete there are times in your career where, during a game, any decision you make seems to be the right one. The bowler bowls where you want, you don't have to think and you are so 'in the zone' that you are not aware of anything else around you.

I realised my dream of playing for England when I first met Claire Taylor and then Charlotte Edwards at the age of 11. I didn't even know there was an England Women's team until then.

It's about who holds their nerve under pressure.

T20 is fast-paced and a wonderful vehicle to attract wider audience. On a technical level, it probably has impacted Test cricket.

I feel very lucky and grateful that I've been welcomed by the Australian public.

I love the multi-format series. Within it they've found a way to retain Test matches and England v Australia in the Test arena, they were always my favourite matches to play in.

In Twenty20, because of the pace of the game, everyone is constantly involved in the field, you have to work as a team covering each other, there's no time to take your eye off the ball.

Back in 2005, we lost in the semi-final of the World Cup and that was a great learning curve for the team. It gave us a goal and even more of a hunger to win the World Cup, so we went away and set ourselves a long-term plan to do it.

England is leading the way in women's cricket.

Something we do every tour is to choose a song for the team CD that gets played in the dressing room prior to games.

Naturally, any time that our national team beats Australia is pleasing but the first time we beat them in 10 years at Stratford in 2005 was a day I'll never forget.

It's definitely good to play out of my comfort zone, especially in the Sydney Premier League which is one of the toughest leagues in the world.

It has been a pleasure to play alongside some truly special cricketers and to see them grow as players.

I have had a bowl with the pink ball but it was in a day game at Wormsley.

I do love the Ashes and some of my best memories are from Ashes cricket. I just wish we'd played a few more Test matches.

In T20, I think it's really valuable to have a bowler who can bring the ball back into the right hander at pace.

I am following the IPL. I think it would be great for the women's game, creating more competition and showcasing the world's best players from different countries. It would also be a stepping-stone to women's cricket becoming professional.

I prioritise different things at different times, so when a cricket tour is coming up, cricket takes priority. But then there are times when I need to focus on my studies. I think it's good to have a balance.

I think T20 cricket has become the flagship spectacle for women's cricket.

England Women regularly play against Under-15 and U-17 county men's sides, which is great for the girls to take them out of their comfort zones. It's important to find a balance, though, because the way in which women's cricket is played is still very different.

Jess Ennis, Chrissie Ohuruogu, Vicky Pendleton and Laura Trott, to name a few, have acted as female role models in England.

Once you get on the pitch you know you've got a job to do.

We won't necessarily sledge so much but we do have that attitude of 'They're not going to score the runs, we're going to take the wickets.'

We believe that we can win no matter what situation.

With four women commentators, the IPL have shown they have faith in women commentators to do a good job.