Indian cricketer
Renuka Singh Thakur (born 2 January 1996) is an Indian cricketer who plays for Himachal Pradesh and the India women's national cricket team .[1] [2] [3] Singh was the leading wicket-taker in the 2019–20 Senior Women's One Day League , with 23 dismissals.[4] In August 2021, Singh earned her maiden call-up to the India women's cricket team , for their series against Australia .[5] [6] She made her Women's Twenty20 International (WT20I) debut on 7 October 2021, for India against Australia .[7]
In January 2022, she was named in India's team for the 2022 Women's Cricket World Cup in New Zealand.[8] She made her Women's One Day International (WODI) debut on 18 February 2022, for India against New Zealand .[9]
In July 2022, she was named in India's team for the cricket tournament at the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham , England.[10] She was the leading wicket-taker at the tournament, with 11 wickets, as well as winning a silver medal with her team.[11] [12]
Thakur made her Test debut against England in December 2023.[13]
References
^ "Renuka Singh" . ESPNcricinfo . Retrieved 16 September 2021 .
^ "Meet Renuka Singh; Fast Bowler From Himanchal Picked For Indian Women Cricket Team's Australia Tour" . She the People . Retrieved 16 September 2021 .
^ "Her father's dream: Himachal pacer gets maiden call-up for women's T-20 cricket team" . New Indian Express . Retrieved 16 September 2021 .
^ "Who are the Uncapped Indian Players on the Australian Tour for ODI, T20I and D/N Test?" . Female Cricket . Retrieved 16 September 2021 .
^ "India Women's squad for one-off Test, ODI and T20I series against Australia announced" . Board of Control for Cricket in India . Retrieved 24 August 2021 .
^ "India Women call up Meghna Singh, Yastika Bhatia, Renuka Singh for Australia tour" . ESPNcricinfo . Retrieved 24 August 2021 .
^ "1st T20I (N), Carrara, Oct 7 2021, India Women tour of Australia" . ESPNcricinfo . Retrieved 7 October 2021 .
^ "Renuka Singh, Meghna Singh, Yastika Bhatia break into India's World Cup squad" . ESPNcricinfo . Retrieved 6 January 2022 .
^ "3rd ODI, Queenstown, Feb 18 2022, India Women tour of New Zealand" . ESPNcricinfo . Retrieved 18 February 2022 .
^ "Team India (Senior Women) squad for Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games announced" . Board of Control for Cricket in India . Retrieved 11 July 2022 .
^ "Records/Commonwealth Games Women's Cricket Competition, 2022/Most wickets" . ESPNcricinfo . Retrieved 8 August 2022 .
^ "Mooney, Gardner and Schutt lead Australia to gold in pulsating final" . ESPNcricinfo . Retrieved 7 August 2022 .
^ "INDIA HANDS DEBUT AGAINST 3 PLAYERS IN TEST MATCH AGAINST ENGLAND" . Pro IQRA . Retrieved 14 December 2023 .
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