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When I was 11 I was scouted by the Thames Valley under-21s. It was really daunting. I was scared for my life when I went in to bat. The first ball hit me on the leg, the second ball got me out, so it wasn't great but it made me stronger.
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I made my England debut when I was 17, against India. I was the first Asian to play for the England women's team, and I did have mixed feelings playing against the country my parents are from but I was born and bred in England and I've always known I wanted to play for my country.
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What I love in television is when you have the banter between the presenters, that's what makes a really good programme. That's why it is so important for me to have good relationships with people I'm commentating with.
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My dream was always to play for England, having grown up in the U.K . Playing India as part of my first test match was a coincidence, and it was never an issue. My job was to do a good job for England!
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It is important for big names such as Sunil Gavaskar and Ravi Shastri to get on board and recognise that women do actually understand the game and they can play as well.
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Just having the support from the male players is important as the women's game moves forward.
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A level of negativity around women working in men's sport is still present in the U.K., but I keep reminding myself that I'm there to do a job and add a different perspective.
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As a pundit, it's important to tell the viewer something they might not know, be unbiased and not sit on the fence.
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You never know how you're going to go down as an English commentator in Australia.
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When I first started playing cricket for England, there was hardly any coverage.
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My parents were proud of the fact that I was playing cricket, they used to ferry me around during the weekends to play the game.
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One of my heroes growing up was Darren Gough, he always made things happen and I wanted to be like him.
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I wasn't aware of women's cricket until I was 10. We grew up following the men's game.
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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.
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I went through a phase after we won the World Cup of 'what am I going to do with my life.'
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I like Tendulkar and I think the Indian batsmen are stylish but I support England and I have always wanted to play for England.
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I've been lucky in that my parents have always supported me with my cricket, but I've seen so many young Asian girls who don't keep up their sporting interests after the age of 12 or 13.
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I've never really seen myself as a role model, but if others see me as that then it's something of which I'd be very proud.
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I started playing cricket with my brother in our back garden when I was eight. The garden was long and thin, so it was perfect for us to play cricket in. We'd use a crate as the wicket. We broke quite a few windows.
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It's not that there has never been a keen following for women's cricket in India.
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Cricket is a sport girls can play and be successful in irrespective of their background.
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There isn't a traditional background of Asian women playing sport, but that's changing.
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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.
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I have always enjoyed male company, which has probably stemmed from playing in boys/men's teams while growing up.
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People in the U.K. should support who they want to but I would like them to think that playing for England is an option.
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It's about being true to who you are as a person. For example, I'm not going to shy away from an opinion because I have played cricket, whereas other women who haven't played cricket might be more journalistic about their approach.
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That's how cricket should be broadcast. Ball-by-ball calling is important but you've got to be lighthearted like you're down the pub with your mates.
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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.
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When we won the 2009 World Cup in Australia, we flew economy, shared hotel rooms and had a 10:45 P.M. curfew.
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It's no secret that women's cricket needs India performing on the global stage, and any male support is welcome - with key voices like Sachin Tendulkar stating that women's cricket is critical to the future of our game, hopefully people will listen.
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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.
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As part of the England women's cricket team, we had our own rickety period at the end of 2005 through to the beginning of 2007. Learning from our mistakes, by 2009 we were the best team in the world.
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Looking back over all the sporting spectacles of 2016, I still pinch myself at the things I was fortunate to witness in person.
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You want to get both sides of the story and it's my role to try and bring that out of people.
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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.
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I think it's always really important in broadcast to be able to get different views across and not just go down one route, because that's essentially journalism.
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With four women commentators, the IPL have shown they have faith in women commentators to do a good job.
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