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Kanika Ahuja is an Indian cricketer. She is an all-rounder and played for Royal Challengers Bangalore in the inaugural season of the Women’s Premier League.
Wiki/Biography
Kanika S Ahuja was born on Wednesday, August 7, 2002 (age 20 years; as of 2022) in Patiala, Punjab. His zodiac sign is Leo. He completed his studies at Sri Aurobindo International School, Patiala, Punjab. He pursued his Bachelor of Arts (BA) degree from Hindu College, Amritsar, Dab Khatikan, Amritsar, Punjab. Kanika was a national level skater before turning to professional cricket. He impressed the school cricket coach with his consistent performances and the coach suggested that he choose cricket over skating. She became a regular member of her school team and was selected for the district women’s team. When he was fifteen, he took a break from cricket after an injury; He was diagnosed with anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) and posterior cruciate ligament (PCL) tears. After the injury, his family asked him to stop playing cricket and focus on his studies. In an interview, he said he moved from Patiala, Punjab to Chandigarh, India for treatment; He said he hid his real intentions from his family, telling them he had moved to Chandigarh, India to focus on his studies. He added that after recovering from the injury, he took his dream of being a cricketer more seriously. He is affectionately called “Kanu” and “Tommy” by his friends and family. When she first started playing cricket, Kanika trained at the Cricket Hub Academy in Patiala, Punjab.
A photo of Kanika Ahuja from her 20th birthday celebration
Physical appearance
Height (approx): 5′4″
Weight (approx): 55 kg
Hair color: black
Eye Color: Black
Body Measurements (Approx.): 34-28-33
family
He belongs to a Punjabi family in Patiala, Punjab.
parents and siblings
Father’s name is Surinder Kumar. His mother’s name is Komal Ahuja.
Kanika Ahuja with her parents
Kanika Ahuja’s grandfather, Satpal Ahuja, took her to training sessions at the Dhruve Pandove Stadium in Patiala, Punjab. He has one brother and one sister. His brother’s name is Tushar Ahuja. Her sister name is Divya Ahuja.
Kanika Ahuja with her brother
Kanika Ahuja with sister
Cricket
Domestic
Kanika Ahuja has represented Punjab Women’s Team, North Zone Women’s Team, India U-19 and India Women’s D Team at domestic level. She has captained the Punjab women’s cricket team in the under-16 and under-19 age categories. He was noticed in the domestic circle after becoming a starter for the school team; Then he headed for the Patiala district team. After a positive performance with the district team, she entered the Punjab women’s national team and emerged as a key player for the team. She was part of the Punjab women’s cricket team that participated in the 2020–21 Senior Women’s One Day Trophy. On 19 March 2021, she took a five-wicket haul against the Mumbai Women’s team. On 15 November 2021, she registered a five-wicket haul against Maharashtra Women’s team; He bowled seven overs with an economy rate of 3.28. She was part of the Patiala team that won the Punjab State Women’s Senior Inter District One Day Tournament 2021/2022. He scored 138 runs and took seven wickets in the tournament. On 25 August 2021, in the final match against Jalandhar, he produced a Krishna Rana.
Kanika Ahuja Inter-District Championship Senior Women’s One Day Trophy (2021-2022)
On 6 November 2021, she scored 90 runs from 88 balls for Punjab Women’s team against Rajasthan Women during the 2021 Women’s Senior One Day Trophy. In 2021, she was part of the Indian Women’s D team and participated in the 2021-2022 Senior Women’s T20 Challenger Trophy. On 4 December 2021, she achieved a 4-wicket haul against the Indian Women’s C team; In the next match of the tournament against the Indian Women’s B team, she took the wickets of Humaira Kazi and Meghna Singh. On 7 December 2021, during a match against India Women’s A team, she scored 17 runs and took two wickets. In the final match against India Women’s A team, she scored 16 runs and bowled 6 overs with an economy rate of 4.83; India Women’s A team won by 3 wickets. Kanika Ahuja was part of the North Zone Women’s team that participated in the 2022-2023 Women’s Senior Interzonal T20.
Kanika Ahuja is batting for the North Zone Women’s Team
She was part of the Indian Women’s D team that won the 2022-2023 Senior Women’s T20 Challenger Trophy. On 20 November 2022, she took one wicket from two overs with an economy of 6.00 against India Women’s B team.
Kanika Ahuja and Jemima Rodriguez in Senior Women’s T20 Challenger Trophy (2022-2023)
On 29 January 2023, she was named Man of the Match in a match against Meghalaya Women’s Cricket Team; He scored 41 runs off 60 balls at a strike rate of 68.33.
Women’s Premier League (WPL)
During the inaugural Women’s Premier League 2023 auctions, Kanika Ahuja was bought by Royal Challengers Bangalore for Rs. 35 GEL.
On 5 March 2023, she made her debut in their opening match against Delhi Capitals Women; He was dismissed for a duck after being caught by Shafali Verma at delivery off Tara Norris. On 6 March 2023, she scored 22 runs from 13 balls against Mumbai Indians Women before being dismissed by Pooja Vastrakar.
Safari’s strongest striker of the match reward for the match @mipaltan and @RCBTweets Kanika goes to Ahuja. #TATAWPL | # Tatasafar | #ReclaimYourLife | #SafariXTataWPL | #MIvRCB | @TataMotors_Cars pic.twitter.com/unC7H8Abqa
— Women’s Premier League (WPL) (@wplt20) March 6, 2023
On 8 March 2023, he scored ten runs from seven balls against Gujarat Giants Women; Sushma Verma rocked it at Ashley Gardner’s maternity session. On 10 March 2023, she scored eight runs from ten balls against UP Warriorz Women; Anjali Sarwani took her catch on a Deepti Sharma delivery.
the chosen ones
- Team: Royal Challengers Bangalore
Facts/Trivia
- His jersey number is 17 (Royal Challengers Bangalore).
- As a child he was not much interested in cricket; He gradually got interested when he started playing flood cricket. In an interview, he revealed that he never attended training and played matches until he was selected for the national team.
- In an interview, he revealed that his favorite team in the Indian Premier League was Royal Challengers Bangalore. In 2023, Kanika Ahuja was signed by Royal Challengers Bangalore for the inaugural season of the Women’s Premier League (WPL).
- In an interview, she revealed that Harmanpreet Kaur, captain of the Indian women’s cricket team, was a huge influence on her. He added that Harmanpreet Kaur was supportive and helped him with cricket equipment and mental support.
- Royal Challengers Bangalore captain Smriti Mandana in a press conference after their Women’s Premier League (WPL) loss to Mumbai Indians pointed to the batting performances of Kanika Ahuja and Shreyanka Patil and praised their fighting spirit.
- In an interview, she revealed that she was influenced and motivated by Shafali Verma and her success in the Indian women’s cricket team.
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