The Indian women’s cricket captain Anjum Chopra has joined the Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) team in Kolkata on Saturday to get some fitness tips from the team.
Reports have said that Anjum Chopra started shooting a fitness DVD at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata on Saturday.
While talking to media, Anjum Chopra said, “With the help of Kolkata Knight Riders, I have managed to gain knowledge about fitness and Rudi Webster, sports psychologist of KKR, has helped me a lot while shooting the very first fitness DVD meant for women athletes.”
She said, “This DVD shows how easy it can be for those who wants to look fit and how one can be trained. This is for every women.”
Further, she said, “In India there is a need for information on fitness for women.”
When asked about fitness, Anjum Chopra said foreign teams are much fitter as compared to Indian team. She said, “It is a way of life for them as they are associated with different sports activities but India still do not have it.”
She said King Khan, Shah Rukh Khan’s KKR is the fittest team in IPL this season. According to her, mental fitness is equally important to physical fitness in any sports.
When asked about Women’s World Cup, she said, “We are not the best yet as we need more and more preparation. Now we are focusing mainly on the 2013 World Cup and aiming to win.”
