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{{short description|Indian television journalist and anchor|bot=PearBOT 5}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2018}}
{{Use Indian English|date=September 2018}}
{{Infobox presenter
| name = Afshan Anjum
| image = Afshan Anjum.jpg
| birth_place = New Delhi
| alma_mater = Delhi University
| show = Googly
| network = [http://khabar.ndtv.com/ NDTV India]
| country = India
| spouse(s) = Danish Aziz
| website ={{url|khabar.ndtv.com/topic/afshan-anjum}}
}}

'''Afshan Anjum''' (Hindi: अफ़शां अंजुम) is an Indian television journalist and anchor. She worked as a senior news editor with [[NDTV]] India.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://khabar.ndtv.com/topic/afshan-anjum|title=Afshan anjum|work=ndtv.com}}</ref> Anjum is famous for her coverage of the [[Cricket World Cup|ICC World Cup Cricket Tournaments]], and hosts the daily sports shows ''Khel India'' and ''Googly'' on [[NDTV India]]. She has anchored the popular audience-based chat show ''Kissa Cricket Ka'', and has won the NT Award five times.

== Personal life ==
Anjum was born in [[New Delhi]]. Her father worked at Avery India Ltd. She has two older brothers, one of them a scientist at the [[International Centre for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology]] and another runs a business of his own. She is married to Danish Aziz, who works for UNICEF in development. She currently lives in [[Srinagar]].

== Career ==
Anjum has a bachelor's degree in [[journalism]] from [[Delhi University]] and was selected for the British Chevening Scholarships for Young Journalists of India in broadcast journalism with the [[Thomson Foundation]] at Cardiff University, Wales, United Kingdom in 2006. She started her career as a reporter with [[Aaj Tak]] and went on to join NDTV in 2003. Since then, she has worked her way up from being a reporter to senior news editor for sports.

She gained popularity with her show ''Kissa Cricket Ka'' with former Indian Cricketer [[Navjot Singh Sidhu|Navjyot Singh Siddhu]].

One of the prominent names in Hindi language sports journalism in India, Anjun has covered some very exciting events in the sporting history of India, including India's historic Tour of Pakistan in 2004 and the iconic ICC World Cup Cricket tournaments in 2007, 2011, and 2015.<ref>{{cite news|title=NDTV India Blog|url=http://khabar.ndtv.com/news/blogs/afshan-anjums-world-cup-diary-world-cup-visa-739142}}</ref>

== Awards and accolades ==
Anjum has won the NT Award for 'Best Sports Presenter in Hindi' five times between 2007 and 2014.<ref>{{cite news|title=NT Awards 2008|url=http://ntawards.indiantelevision.com/y2k8/winners.htm|access-date=9 July 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190814003900/http://ntawards.indiantelevision.com/y2k8/winners.htm|archive-date=14 August 2019|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=NT Awards 2010|url=http://ntawards.indiantelevision.com/y2k10-new/winners.htm|access-date=9 July 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140816063610/http://ntawards.indiantelevision.com/y2k10-new/winners.htm|archive-date=16 August 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=NT Awards 2013|url=http://ntawards.indiantelevision.com/y2k13/winners.php|access-date=9 July 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190814020839/http://ntawards.indiantelevision.com/y2k13/winners.php|archive-date=14 August 2019|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=NT Awards 2014|url=http://ntawards.indiantelevision.com/y2k14/winners.php|access-date=8 July 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140712083501/http://ntawards.indiantelevision.com/y2k14/winners.php|archive-date=12 July 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref> She has also won several other prestigious awards such as the Madhav Jyoti Alankar.

She presented Jai Jawan<ref>{{cite web|title=Best of Jai Jawan: MS Dhoni plays cricket with Air Force personnel|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YKbrkb00Q20}}</ref> with Cricketer [[Mahendra Singh Dhoni|MS Dhoni]] that won the [[Indian Television Academy Awards|ITA Award]] for 'Best Television Event'.<ref>{{cite web|title=Indian Television Academy Awards|url=http://awardsandwinners.com/category/indian-television-academy-awards/ita-award-for-best-television-event/}}</ref>

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