India 'A' skipper Anuja Patil bowls during a practice session at the MCA's BKC ground yesterday. Pic/Prakash Parsekar

As the world prepares to celebrate International Women's Day on Thursday, Kolhapur-based cricketer Anuja Patil could be the perfect curtain-raiser. Anuja, who represented India in 27 T20Is, was recently announced skipper of India 'A' which will face the Australian women's team in two warm-up games beginning today at MCA's BKC ground.