Kanika Ahuja is an Indian cricketer. She is an all-rounder who played for Royal Challengers Bangalore in the inaugural season of the Women’s Super League.
Wiki/Biography
Kanika S Ahuja was born on Wednesday 7 August 2002 in Patiala, Punjab (20 years; until 2022). Her zodiac sign is Leo. She completed her studies at Sri Aurobindo International School in Patiala, Punjab. She studied for a Bachelor of Arts (BA) at the Amritsar Hindu College, Dhab Khatikan, Amritsar, Punjab. Kanika was a national level skater before becoming a professional cricketer. Impressed by her steady performance, the school’s cricket coach suggested that she should choose cricket instead of ice skating. She became a regular on the varsity team and was selected to the district girls’ team. At fifteen, she took a break from cricket due to an injury. She was diagnosed with a torn anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) and a torn posterior cruciate ligament (PCL). After the injury, her family asked her to stop playing cricket and focus on her studies. She said in an interview that she had moved from Patiala, Punjab, to Chandigarh, India, for medical treatment. She hid her true intentions from her family and told them that she was moving to Chandigarh, India, to focus on her studies. She added that after her injury, she took her dream of being a cricketer more seriously. Her friends and family affectionately call her “Kannu” and “Tommy”. When Kanika first started playing cricket, she trained at the Central Cricket Academy in Patiala, Punjab.
Photos from Kanika Ahuja’s 20th birthday celebrations
appearance
Height (approximately): 5′4″
Weight (approximately): 55kg
Hair color: black
Eye Color: Black
Body measurements (approx): 34-28-33
family
She belongs to a Punjabi family in Patiala, Punjab.
parents and siblings
Her father’s name is Surinder Kumar. Her mother’s name was Komal Ahuja.
Kanika Ahuja and her parents
Kanika Ahuja’s grandfather Satpal Ahuja takes her to the Dhruve Pandove Stadium in Patiala, Punjab Practice. She has a brother and a sister. Her brother’s name is Tushar Ahuja. Her sister’s name is Divya Ahuja.
Kanika Ahuja and her brother
Kanika Ahuja and her sister
cricket
domestic
Kanika Ahuja has represented the Punjab Women’s Team, North Division Women’s Team, India U-19 Team and India Women’s D Team in domestic competitions. She is captain of the Punjab women’s cricket team in the under-16 and under-19 age groups. After becoming a varsity starter, she gained attention in domestic circles; she then joined the Patiala regional team. After a series of positive performances in the regional team, she was included in the Punjab women’s team and became a key player for the team. She is part of the Punjab Women’s Cricket Team which competes in the 2020-21 Women’s Senior One Day Cup. On March 19, 2021, she took five wickets against Mumbai Ladies. On November 15, 2021, she took five wickets against Maharashtra Ladies; she bowled seven times with an economy rating of 3.28. She was part of the Patiala team that won the 2021/2022 Punjab Ladies Senior Interval One Day Championship. She scored 138 runs and took seven wickets in the match. On 25 August 2021, in the final match against Jalandhar, she performed a man card attack on Krishma Rana.
Kanika Ahuja wins Inter-District Championship Senior Women’s One-Day Cup (2021-2022)
On November 6, 2021, she represented Punjab Ladies against Rajasthan Ladies in the Women’s Senior One Day Cup 2021, scoring 90 points from 88 balls. In 2021, she will be participating in the 2021-2022 Senior Women’s T20 Challenger Trophy as part of the Indian women’s D team. On December 4, 2021, she scored four wickets against India Women’s C team; in the next match against India Women’s B team, she scored Humaira Kazi ) and Meghna Singh’s wicket. On 7 December 2021, she scored 17 runs and took two wickets against the Indian Women’s A team. In the final against the Indian Women’s A team, she scored 16 runs and delivered 6 balls with an economy rate of 4.83; the Indian Women’s A team won by 3 wickets. Kanika Ahuja is part of the North Zone Girls Team, competing in the 2022-2023 Girls Senior Inter-District T20 competition.
Kanika Ahuja hits for North Division girls
She was part of the Indian Women’s D team that won the Senior Women’s T20 Challenger Trophy 2022-2023. On 20 November 2022, she took one wicket from two overs against the Indian Women’s B team with an economy of 6.00.
Kanika Ahuja and Jemimah Rodrigues win Senior Women’s T20 Challenger Trophy (2022-2023)
On January 29, 2023, she was named the best performer in the match against Meghalaya Women’s Cricket Team; she scored 41 points off 60 balls with a strike rate of 68.33.
Women’s Premier League (WPL)
Kanika Ahuja was bought by Royal Challengers Bengaluru for Rs during the inaugural Women’s Super League auction in 2023. 3.5 million.
On March 5, 2023, she made her debut against the Delhi Capitals Women’s opener; Shafali Verma caught her fish after Tara Norris gave birth. Fired for a duck. On March 6, 2023, she scored 22 points from 13 balls against Mumbai Indians Women before being ejected by Pooja Vastrakar.
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— Women’s Premier League (WPL) (@wplt20) March 6, 2023
She scored ten points from seven balls against Gujarat Giants Women on March 8, 2023; Sushma Verma on giving birth to Ashleigh Gardner It stumped her. She scored eight points from ten balls against UP Warriorz Women on March 10, 2023; Anjali Sarvani catches Deepti Sharma .
Favorites
- Team: Royal Challengers Bangalore
Facts/Trivia
- Her jersey number is 17 (Royal Challengers Bangalore).
- As a child, she was not very interested in cricket; when she started playing gully cricket, she gradually developed an interest. She revealed in an interview that before being selected for the national team, she had never participated in any training and only participated in competitions.
- She revealed in an interview that her favorite Indian Premier League team is Royal Challengers Bangalore. In 2023, Kanika Ahuja was purchased by the Royal Challengers Bangalore to play in the inaugural season of the Women’s Premier League (WPL).
- She revealed in an interview that Harmanpreet Kaur, captain of the Indian women’s cricket team, has a great influence on her. She added that Harmanpreet Kaur supported and helped her by providing cricket equipment and moral support.
- Royal Challengers Bangalore captain Smriti Mandhana points out Kanika Ahuja during a press conference after their WPL loss to Mumbai Indians ) and Shreyanka Patil’s batting performances and praised their fighting spirit.
- In an interview, she revealed that she was influenced and motivated by Shafali Verma and her success with the Indian women’s cricket team.
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