Cricketer Renuka Singh Thakur, who hails from Rohru region, has been selected in the Indian cricket team for the World Cup and New Zealand tour.
Another daughter from Himachal Pradesh is going to show strength in the Indian women’s cricket team. After Sushma Thakur of Shimla, now Renuka Singh Thakur will be a part of Team India. She has been selected in the Indian women’s cricket team for the T20 series going to be held in New Zealand. She has been selected for an international cricket tournament for the second time.
Renuka was born in Parsa village of Rohru in Shimla district of Himachal. When Renuka was three years old, her father passed away. Now she is going to fulfill her father’s dream. Her father Kehar Singh wanted his daughter to become a cricketer. In a conversation with the media, Renuka told that this is a very emotional moment for her. Her father had great love for cricket. He was a big fan of Vinod Kambli. And that’s why he named me Vinod. He must be watching me from above.
Renuka started playing cricket at the local level in Rohru. Her father passed away in 1999. After this Renuka’s mother got a job and she took care of the children. Renuka is currently in Bangalore. Renuka started playing cricket at the local level in Rohru and later she was selected for Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association’s Dharamshala Academy. Renuka is a fast bowler and has learned the nuances of cricket from HPCA coach Pawan Sen. In the year 2019, Renuka took the highest 23 wickets in the BCCI Women’s One Day tournament. In the same year, she was selected for the Indian Women’s Team-A.
In 2019, Renuka took 23 wickets in the BCCI Women’s One Day tournament.
Sushma from Sunni has also been part of the team. Before Renuka, two Himachali women players have become part of the Indian team. Sushma Verma of Sunni, Shimla has also played in the Indian women’s team. She was the wicketkeeper. Sushma participated in the Women’s World Cup. Apart from this, Harleen Deol has been a part of the Indian team after playing with the Himachal Ranji team. Harleen is also associated with the academy since the year 2012 and nowadays her family has settled in Mohali.
