At a personal level, doing well in the Ashes and winning it was a high.

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.

One of my heroes growing up was Darren Gough, he always made things happen and I wanted to be like him.

I wasn't aware of women's cricket until I was 10. We grew up following the men's game.

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.

Mum was the strongest person I knew.

I went through a phase after we won the World Cup of 'what am I going to do with my life.'

I like Tendulkar and I think the Indian batsmen are stylish but I support England and I have always wanted to play for England.

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.

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.

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.

It's not that there has never been a keen following for women's cricket in India.

Cricket is a sport girls can play and be successful in irrespective of their background.

There isn't a traditional background of Asian women playing sport, but that's changing.

It would be great to see more Asian women playing cricket at every level.

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.

I have always enjoyed male company, which has probably stemmed from playing in boys/men's teams while growing up.

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.

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.

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.

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.

When we won the 2009 World Cup in Australia, we flew economy, shared hotel rooms and had a 10:45 P.M. curfew.

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.

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.