Tanuja Kanwar is an Indian cricketer. She is an all-rounder who played for the Gujarat Giants in the inaugural season of the Women’s Super League.
Wiki/Biography
Tanuja P Kanwar was born on Wednesday, January 28, 1998 in Theog, Shimla, Himachal Pradesh (age 25; as of 2023). She has been interested in sport since she was a child and until 2011 she played gully cricket with local boys. When Tanuja was about 15, her father enrolled her in HCC Academy in Dharamshala, Himachal Pradesh. In an interview, she revealed that her father was instrumental in her career. She holds a bachelor’s degree from Dhab Khatikan Hindu College, Amritsar, Punjab.
appearance
Height (approximately): 5′ 5″
Weight (approximately): 55kg
Hair color: black
Eye color: black
Body measurements (approximately): 33-28-33
family
She was born in a middle-class family in Shimla Og, Himachal Pradesh.
Parents and siblings
The names of her parents are unknown. Her brother’s name is Mohit Thakur.
Tanuja Kanwar and her brother
cricket
Domestic
Tanuja Kanwar has represented Himachal Pradesh Women, India B Women, Central Zone Women, India U-19, India Red Women, India Emerging Women, India Board of Directors Women XI, Railways Women and India A Participate in domestic competitions.
Tanuja Kanwar and her India Red teammates
In 2011, she joined HCC Academy in Dharamshala, Himachal Pradesh; later the same year, she was selected for the state U-19 team. In 2012, she was selected to the state senior women’s team for her consistent performance in the U-19 team. In 2014, she took two wickets against the Jammu and Kashmir Cricket Association (JKCA) U-19 team. Tanuja performed well in the 2016-2017 Senior Women’s One-Day League.
Congratulations to Himachal Senior Women’s team for reaching the 2016 Senior Women’s Day League d finals. Final: Himachal vs UP19th Oct, 2016. pic.twitter.com/iYzeRHUlg3
— HPCA (@himachalcricket) October 17, 2016
Himachal Pradesh women’s team advanced from the plate group after defeating Uttar Pradesh women’s team in the final. She became the leading wicket-taker with 17 wickets in four games, including four wickets against Karnataka Women in the semi-finals and one against Uttar Pradesh Women in the final. Three wickets. In 2017, she participated in the North Zone Under-23 Women’s Cricket Championship as a member of the Himachal Pradesh U-23 women’s team. In the final, she took seven wickets against Jammu and Kashmir, which Himachal won by 266 runs; she was the leading wicket-taker in four matches Taking 15 wickets.
Tanuja Kanwar (second row – far right) with Himachal Pradesh U-23 team
In November 2017, she was appointed as the vice-captain of the Himachal Pradesh women’s team. In 2017, she was selected in the India A T20I team to participate in the Bangladesh Women’s Tour of India. In March 2018, she was selected in the India A women’s team for the Australia Women’s tour of India; she took one wicket from two matches.
Tanuja Kawar from Shimla has been selected for the India A-League for the two warm-up matches against the Australian women’s team in Mumbai on March 6 and 8.
Congratulations to the young players! #proudmoment #HPCA #HimachalWomenCricket pic.twitter.com/xq0MeUhxV3
— HPCA (@himachalcricket) March 3, 2018
In 2018, she was selected in the Indian Women’s Red Team to compete for the Women’s Senior T20 Challenger Trophy 2018-2019. Tanuja Kanwar was part of India A team led by Deepti Sharma; they lost to India Blue team in the final. She took five wickets in three games. In 2019, she reached the 2019-2020 Women’s Senior T20 Challenger Cup final with the India B team led by Smriti Mandhana. On 18 February 2019, she scored 11 runs and took two wickets during the Women’s President’s India tour of India against the England women’s team. In October 2019, she was selected for the Indian Women’s Emerging Team and won the first Asian Cricket Council (ACC) Emerging Team Asian Cup held in Sri Lanka. On October 29, 2019, the Indian Women’s Emerging Team defeated the Sri Lanka Women’s Emerging Team by 14 runs in the final; Tanuja Kanwar took four wickets in the final.
She ended the tournament with seven wickets, including three against Sri Lanka Women’s Emerging Team, and was the second-highest wicket-taker in the tournament after Devika Vidya (Devika Vaidya).
More snaps from India’s win at the Asia Emerging Teams Cup in Colombo 📸📸🇮🇳😎👏👏 #WETAC2019 #INDvSL pic.twitter.com/VJrflNiWp5
— BCCI Women (@BCCIWomen) October 29, 2019
In 2019, she was selected for the India A women’s tour of Australia. She took 4 wickets in three ODIs and was named in the eleven for the first T20 match. In 2020, she was selected for the Indian Women’s Football Team B to participate in the T20 Four Corners Series held in India. Her opponents were the Indian Women’s Football Team A, Bangladesh Women’s Football Team, and Thailand Women’s Football Team. She took eight wickets in four matches, including three wickets in the final against the Bangladesh women’s team. India B team lost to Bangladesh women’s team by 14 runs. In 2021, she was selected for the Himachal Pradesh women’s team and participated in the BCCI Women’s Senior One-Day Cup. On March 21, 2021, she scored a six-wicket haul against Meghalaya Women and helped her team restrict Meghalaya’s total score to 28 points. Tanuja was part of the Railways women’s team that clinched the Women’s Senior One-day Trophy 2021-2022 by defeating Karnataka in the final.
Tanuja Kanwar wins Senior Women’s One-Day Trophy 2021–22
She was also part of the Railways women’s team that won the Women’s Senior T20 Trophy 2021-2022.
Tanuja Kanwar wins Women’s Senior T20 Trophy 2021-2022
On 7 February 2023, she took three wickets for Railway Women in the final of the 2022-2023 Women’s Senior One-Day Cup against defending champions Karnataka; she was named the match-winner. Best player.
Tanuja Kanwar wins Man of the Match award and Women’s Senior One-Day Trophy 2022-2023
She was part of the Central District women’s team that won the inaugural (2022-2023) Women’s Senior Inter-District T20 Cup. She was also part of the Railways women’s team that won the Women’s Senior T20 Trophy 2022-2023.
Tanuja Kanwar wins Senior Women’s T20 Trophy (2022-2023)
Women’s Premier League (WPL)
In 2023, Tanuja Kanwar was acquired by the Gujarat Giants during the inaugural Women’s Super League auction.
#giantarmyall-rounder Tanuja Kanwell has also joined the cast! 😍#WPL #WomensPremierLeague #adani #Gujaratgiants pic.twitter.com/sXcd4E87XS
— Gujarat Giants (@GujaratGiants) February 23, 2023
Her base price is Rs. She became the most expensive uncapped domestic player in the Women’s Super League when she was signed by Gujarat Giants for Rs 10 lakh. 5 million. Royal Challengers Bangalore were also keen to get her and even increased their offer to Rs. 45 lakh; however, they withdrew from the bidding for her after the Gujarat Giants increased their offer to Rs. 5 million. She made her debut in the opener against Mumbai Indians on March 4, 2023; she was dismissed for a duck after Nat Sciver-Brunt caught her fish . Tanuja Kanwar took the first wicket in the Women’s Super League after dismissing Yastika Bhatia.
Isimi!
Tanuja Kanwar takes first wicket in history #TATAWPL 👏👏#MI After 4 rounds, the score was chased to 22-1. #GGvMI pic.twitter.com/uNz3qjWy85
— Women’s Premier League (WPL) (@wplt20) March 4, 2023
On March 11, 2023, she scored 13 runs off 19 balls before being caught by Jemimah Rodrigues. On March 14, 2023, she took one wicket from four overs with an economy rate of 8.00; she was dismissed in a 55-run win over Mumbai Indians Women.
Favorites
- Male cricketer (batsman): Rohit Sharma
- Men’s Cricketer (All-rounder): Yuvraj Singh
Facts/Trivia
- Her name is also spelled Tanuja Kanwer.
- In an interview, she talked about her interest in movies and said that she prefers watching South Indian movies compared to Bollywood movies.
- Tanuja Kanwar started out as a medium-pace cricketer but later changed his game on the advice of Pawan, his coach at HCC Academy in Dharamshala, Himachal Pradesh. Law, switched to spin bowling.
- In an interview, she pointed out that the Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association (HPCA) played a huge role in the development of her career, adding that the organization provides great support to its players.
Young Tanuja Kanwar plays for Himachal Pradesh U-19 team
- Her jersey number in the Women’s Super League is No. 31 (Gujarat Giants).
- She played badminton and volleyball at the district level before turning professional cricket.
- She revealed in an interview that she was very nervous when she started playing for the India A team and Sushma Verma was one of the senior players who supported and guided her to deal with the pressure of new faces.
Tanuja Kanwar and Sushma Verma
Categories: Biography
Source: HIS Education