Renuka Singh Thakur Biography: Indian woman cricketer Renuka Singh Thakur plays for India on the international stage and for Himachal Pradesh in domestic cricket. Renuka bowls with a right arm at a medium pace and bats with her right hand.
Renuka Singh Thakur is a right-arm medium fast bowler who impressed the national selectors by taking 21 wickets in ten Senior Women’s One Day League and Knockout 2018/19 matches to help Himachal Pradesh advance to the semifinals.
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Renuka Singh Thakur Biography
Renuka Singh was chosen to play for India A against Australia in 2019 and in the quadrangular series between India B, Bangladesh, and Thailand. After that, in the Senior Women’s One Day Trophy 2020/21, she won five matches for Himachal Pradesh and took nine wickets, earning her a spot in the T20I team to face Australia in October 2021.
Full Name
Renuka Singh Thakur
Date of Birth
1 February 1996
Birthplace
Shimla, Himachal Pradesh, India
Age
26 years
Nationality
Indian
Role
Bowler
Batting
Right-handed
Bowling
Right-arm leg spin
ODI Debut
18th February 2022 vs New Zealand
T20 Debut
7th October 2021 vs Australia
Test Debut
NA
Weight
50 kgs
Height
5’4 ft
Renuka Singh Thakur Early Life
Indian woman cricketer Renuka Singh Thakur plays for India on the international stage and for Himachal Pradesh in domestic cricket. Renuka bowls with a right arm at a medium pace and bats with her right hand.
On February 1, 1996, Renuka Singh Thakur was born in the tiny village of Parsa in Shimla, Himachal Pradesh, India. Renuka Thakur attended the G.S.S. School in Dharamshala, HP, for her entire education.
She then attended DAV public school in Kangra, Himachal Pradesh, for her secondary education, and Guru Nanak Dev University for her graduation.
Renuka Singh Thakur Family
Renuka Singh Thakur came from a Hindu family at birth. Kehar Singh Thakur is the name of Renuka’s father. Her father was employed at the Himachal Pradesh Irrigation and Public Health when he passed away in 1999. Sunita Thakur, Renuka’s mother, works at the Himachal Pradesh Irrigation and Public Health as well. Vinod Thakur is Renuka Thakur’s older brother.
Renuka Singh Thakur Stats
Renuka Singh has only appeared in one T20I match for the Indian team, a game that was postponed because of rain. However, here are her results for the Senior Women’s One Day Trophy 2020/21 and the Senior Women’s One Day League and Knockout in 2018/19.
Bowling
FORMAT
Mat
Inns
Balls
Runs
Wkts
BBI
BBM
Ave
Econ
SR
4w
5w
10w
WODI
7
7
348
268
18
4/28
4/28
14.88
4.62
19.3
3
0
0
WT20I
20
19
414
407
21
4/10
4/10
19.38
5.89
19.7
2
0
0
Batting & Fielding
FORMAT
Mat
Inns
NO
Runs
HS
Ave
BF
SR
100s
50s
4s
6s
Ct
St
WODI
7
4
0
2
2
0.50
9
22.22
0
0
0
0
1
0
WT20I
20
3
2
3
2*
3.00
5
60.00
0
0
0
0
2
0
The fast bowler has been excellent at taking wickets and can effectively contain runs, as can be seen from her stats.
Renuka Singh Age
Renuka Singh is 25 years old and was born in Shimla on February 1, 1996.
Renuka Singh Husband
Renuka Singh, an Indian fast bowler, has not yet tied the knot.
Renuka Singh Jersey Number
Renuka Singh Jersey Number is 10
Renuka Singh Thakur Facts
She was brought up in Shimla.
She was born in 1966, and her father passed away on April 1, 1999. When her father passed away, she was only three years old.
Renuka is a right-handed medium bowler and batter. She is an expert at bowling.
In 2009, she enrolled in the Women’s residential Cricket academy of the Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association. She was inspired to play professional cricket by her uncle.
She took the most wickets with 23 at the 2019–20 Senior Women’s One Day League, making her the leading wicket-taker.
During the India women’s cricket team’s tour match against Australia in August 2021, Renuka made her debut. She played her first Women’s Twenty20 International (WT20I) match against Australia on October 7 of that year.
She was named to the Indian women’s team for their match against New Zealand in July 2022 at the Women’s Cricket World Cup in 2022. Renuka competed in her first Women’s One Day International (WODI) match on February 18 of that year.
In July 2022, she was named to the Indian women’s cricket team, which was competing in the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, England, in 2022. She took the most wickets with 11 and won a silver medal.
On December 6, 2017, Renuka made her first post to her Instagram account.
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