Renuka Singh Thakur is an Indian cricketer who plays for the Himachal Pradesh women’s cricket team. She is a right-handed batsman who bats the ball at medium to fast pace with her right arm. Renuka Singh Thakur is famous for taking 23 wickets of the rival team in the Senior Women’s One-Day League 2019-20. Renuka Singh Thakur made his T20 debut on October 7, 2021 against Cricket Australia. In 2022, she was selected for the Indian team to participate in the Women’s Cricket World Cup in New Zealand.
Wiki/Biography
Renuka Singh Thakur was born on Thursday, February 1, 1996, in Parsa village, Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh, India (age 27; as of 2023). Her zodiac sign is Aquarius. Renuka Singh Thakur completed his secondary education in 2000 from GSS School, HP, Dharamshala. Later, she completed her high school education from JAV High School, HP Kangra. She then went to Guru Nanak Dev University in Amritsar to pursue her degree. Later, Renuka Singh Thakur completed his further education at Khalsa College, Amritsar (Punjab) and Government College, Dharamshala.
appearance
Height (approximately): 5′4″
Weight (approximately): 50kg
Hair color: black
Eye color: black
family
Parents and siblings
Her father’s name is Kehar Singh Thakur. He died in 1999. He is an employee of Himachal Pradesh Irrigation and Public Health Department, Rohru. Her mother’s name is Sunita Thakur and she is an employee of Himachal Pradesh Irrigation and Public Health Department.
Renuka Singh Thakur and her mother Sunita Thakur
She has an elder brother named Vinod Thakur.
Renuka Singh Thakur and her brother Vinod Thakur
husband
She is not married yet.
Profession
Renuka Singh Thakur joined Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Girls Residential Academy in Dharamshala in 2009. Her uncle Bhupender Singh Thakur, who was a physical education teacher at the Government College in Shimla at the time, encouraged her to play cricket. Later, Renuka Singh Thakur represented Himachal Pradesh Under-16 and Under-19 teams. She was subsequently selected by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) for the women’s one-day tournament in 2019. She was subsequently selected for the Indian women’s national team for the tour of Australia. Later, she played in the matches against Bangladesh and Thailand, taking three wickets in four matches. Thereafter, she took three wickets in the U-19 match against Karnataka while playing for Himachal Pradesh.
Renuka Singh Thakur poses with her Senior Women’s One-Day Trophy
Renuka Singh Thakur got an opportunity to serve Indian Railways in 2021 under the sports quota. Renuka made her T20 debut against Australia in August 2021. Renuka Singh Thakur at the Women’s Cricket World Cup in New Zealand in January 2022 ) represented the Indian cricket team and made her Women’s One-Day International (WODI) debut. In February 2023, Royal Challengers Bangalore bought her for Rs 15 crore at the inaugural WPL auction.
Facts/Trivia
- In his spare time, Renuka Singh Thakur enjoys traveling to faraway places, cooking, watching movies, and playing video games.
- Renuka Singh Thakur’s father passed away in 1999 and her mother Sunita Thakur started working in irrigation and sanitation in Himachal Pradesh in 2000 Department work as a Level 4 employee. Speaking to the media, Sunita Thakur said that Renuka started showing her interest in playing cricket at a very young age and often played at the village ground near Kundi Nullah in Rohru. Sunita Thakur said,
My husband wants both of his kids to play sports and see them make their country proud. After he passed away due to illness, his family went through a difficult time. But I have never stopped my son or daughter from participating in any sport. When I used to work in Rohru, Renuka would spend time playing cricket with her brother Vinod and his friends at the village ground. Sometimes, she would go to other villages to play cricket. “
- Renuka Singh has a tattoo on her right arm.
Renuka Singh Thakur has a tattoo on his right arm
- According to Renuka Singh Thakur, her father was a huge fan of cricket and named her brother after his favorite cricketer Vinod Kambli. Renuka Singh Thakur said,
It was an exciting day for me and I can’t describe the feeling of being chosen. My father loved cricket like no one else and named my brother after his favorite cricketer Vinod Kambli. “
Renuka Singh Thakur added that after her father’s death, the responsibilities of the family fell on her mother, who took his place in the government job. Renuka Singh Thakur said,
Her father reportedly worked in the irrigation and public health department in Rohru, Himachal Pradesh, before his death in 1999. Since then, Singh’s mother Sunita has become the breadwinner of the family.
Childhood photos of Renuka Singh Thakur
- She received cricket coaching from Pawan Sen and Veena Pandey.
Renuka Singh Thakur and her coach
- According to Renuka Singh Thakur, she follows the playing style of former Indian cricketers Zaheer Khan and Harpreet Dhillon.
- Renuka Singh Thakur often posts her pictures and videos on various social media platforms. More than 22,000 people follow her Instagram account. She is still very active on her Facebook account.
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Source: HIS Education