I'd like to thank my family and friends for their continual support over the years and to all those involved in helping me develop as a cricketer of which there are too many to mention.
I don't have much knowledge about Indian culture, but I try to keep a tab of what's happening down here.
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 used to play badminton in winter.
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.
I remember my England debut, in 2002. It came in Jersey, in a triangular tournament with New Zealand and India. To say that it did not generate great local interest is putting it mildly: our first game, against India, attracted a handful of spectators.
If you work towards goals, everything is achievable.
My parents are proud of my achievements. They send articles to my grandparents in India. Everyone's happy I'm doing something I want to do.
When you start off a T20 innings you want someone who is going to be hitting the top of off stump, causing problems and being quite disciplined with the ball.
It's been great to see broadcasters waking up to the fact that women do offer a different perspective.
IPL is a T20 franchise tournament combining cricket and Bollywood to offer entertainment.
We used to live five minutes from the local cricket club in High Wycombe. My brother Kaush, who is seven years older, played there.
I do speak a bit of Bengali.
I read the Guardian when I can get it, but I have to admit I mostly turn to the sport.
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.
My first game was against India and while my roots will always be Indian I was born in England and wanted to represent them.
To people who don't take women's cricket seriously, I'd say: just watch a game first, and then make your judgement.
I am High Wycombe born and bred.
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.
My brother was playing hockey, tennis, badminton... I basically copied everything he did.
