Mandhana and Kaur have been India women’s standout batters in recent years, apart from the now-retired Mithali Raj. Mandhana has scored 2892 runs in 74 ODIs and 2192 runs in 92 T20Is. Kaur, meanwhile, has 3101 runs from 121 ODIs and 2548 runs in 129 T20Is.
In a Q&A session on her YouTube channel, Chopra was asked who could be the next Mandhana and Kaur of Indian women’s cricket. She replied:
The 45-year-old added:
Mandhana scored 159 runs in five innings at a strike rate of 151.43 in the recently concluded Commonwealth Games (CWG) 2022. Kaur contributed 137 runs in four innings at a strike rate of 139.80.
“They could and should have won both the finals” - Anjum Chopra on India women’s habit of choking
Despite impressive efforts from Mandhana and Kaur, India women once again failed to get over the line in the CWG 2022 final. They went down to Australia women by nine runs despite being in a commanding position at one point.
Speaking about India women’s habit of choking in finals, Chopra said:
Chasing 162 to claim gold at CWG 2022, India women were on course for victory at 118 for two. However, they lost eight wickets for 34 runs and were forced to settle for silver.
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