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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.
Isa Guha
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.
In T20, I think it's really valuable to have a bowler who can bring the ball back into the right hander at pace.
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.
I feel very lucky and grateful that I've been welcomed by the Australian public.
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.
There isn't a traditional background of Asian women playing sport, but that's changing.
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.
With four women commentators, the IPL have shown they have faith in women commentators to do a good job.
T20 is the vehicle to make cricket a truly global game.
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.
When I first started playing cricket for England, there was hardly any coverage.
One of my heroes growing up was Darren Gough, he always made things happen and I wanted to be like him.
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.
It's not that there has never been a keen following for women's cricket in India.
Just having the support from the male players is important as the women's game moves forward.
My brother was playing hockey, tennis, badminton... I basically copied everything he did.
Jess Ennis, Chrissie Ohuruogu, Vicky Pendleton and Laura Trott, to name a few, have acted as female role models in England.
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.
We believe that we can win no matter what situation.
I think T20 cricket has become the flagship spectacle for women's cricket.
Once you get on the pitch you know you've got a job to do.
I haven't played men's Test cricket, I've played women's Test cricket.
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.
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.
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.
Mum was the strongest person I knew.
I used to play badminton in winter.
To people who don't take women's cricket seriously, I'd say: just watch a game first, and then make your judgement.
I have always enjoyed male company, which has probably stemmed from playing in boys/men's teams while growing up.
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.
IPL is a T20 franchise tournament combining cricket and Bollywood to offer entertainment.
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.
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.
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've always been an England fan. I was born and bred here.
It goes without saying that I try to do everything to the best of my ability.
My first game was against India and while my roots will always be Indian I was born in England and wanted to represent them.
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 about who holds their nerve under pressure.
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.
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.
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!
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.
People say that because I'm short I get a lot more skid off the pitch.
At a personal level, doing well in the Ashes and winning it was a high.
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.
I wasn't aware of women's cricket until I was 10. We grew up following the men's game.
I went through a phase after we won the World Cup of 'what am I going to do with my life.'
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.
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