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Tanuja Kanwar is an Indian cricketer. She is an all-rounder and played for Gujarat Jayanti in the inaugural season of the Women’s Premier League.
Wiki/Biography
Tanuja P Kanwar was born on Wednesday, 28 January 1998 (age 25 years; as of 2023) in Theog, Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. He was interested in sports from an early age and until 2011 played Gulf cricket with the boys at his place. Tanuja was around 15 when her father enrolled her in the HCC Academy in Dharamshala, Himachal Pradesh. In an interview, he revealed that his father played an important role in shaping his career. He has a BA from Hindu College Amritsar, Dab Khatikan, Amritsar, Punjab.
Physical appearance
Height (approx): 5′5″
Weight (approx): 55 kg
Hair color: black
Eye Color: Black
Body Measurements (Approx.): 33-28-33
family
He belongs to a middle class family in Theog, Shimla, Himachal Pradesh.
parents and siblings
His parents’ names are unknown. His brother’s name is Mohit Thakur.
Tanuja Kanwar with her brother
Cricket
Domestic
Tanuja Kanwar has represented Himachal Pradesh Women, India B Women, Central Zone Women, India U-19, India Red Women, India Women Development, India Board President Women’s XI, Railway Women and India A at domestic level.
Tanuja Kanwar with India Red teammates
In 2011, he joined HCC Academy in Dharamshala, Himachal Pradesh; Later that year, he was selected for the national under-19 team. In 2012, she was selected for the national women’s team after consistent performances in the U-19 national team. In 2014, he took two wickets with the Jammu and Kashmir Cricket Association (JKCA) Under-19 team. Tanuja enjoyed a stellar campaign in the 2016-2017 Senior Women’s One Day League.
Congratulations to Himachal Senior Women’s Team for making it to the finals of the Senior Women’s One Day League 2016. Final: Himachal vs UP October 19, 2016 pic.twitter.com/iYzeRHUlg3
— HPCA (@himachalcricket) October 17, 2016
The Himachal Pradesh women’s team advanced from the Plate group after defeating the Uttar Pradesh women in the final. She was the leading wicket-taker with 17 wickets from four matches, including four wickets against Karnataka Women in the semi-final and three against Uttar Pradesh Women in the final. In 2017, she was part of the Himachal Pradesh U-23 women’s team that participated in the North Zone U-23 Women’s Cricket Championship. In the final, he took seven wickets against Jammu and Kashmir as Himachal won by 266 runs; He was the leading wicket-taker with 15 wickets from four matches.
Tanuja Kanwar (second row – far right) with the Himachal Pradesh U-23 team
In November 2017, she was appointed as the vice-captain of Himachal Pradesh Women. In 2017, she was named in the India A T20I squad for the Bangladesh Women’s A tour of India. In March 2018, she was included in the India A Women’s squad for the Australia Women’s tour of India; He took one wicket in two matches.
Tanuja Kawar who hails from Shimla has been picked in India A for 2 warm up matches against Aus Women Team to be played on March 6 and 8 in Mumbai.
Congratulations to the young player! #Proud moment #HPCA #HimachalWomenCricket pic.twitter.com/xq0MeUhxV3
— HPCA (@himachalcricket) March 3, 2018
In 2018, she was named in the Indian Women’s Reds squad for the 2018-2019 Women’s Senior T20 Challenger Trophy. Tanuja Kanwar was part of the India A team led by Deepti Sharma; They lost to India Blues in the final. He took five wickets in three matches. In 2019, she was part of the Smriti Mandhana-led India B that reached the final of the 2019-2020 Women’s Senior T20 Challenger Trophy. On 18 February 2019, she scored 11 runs and took two wickets for the Indian Council President’s Women’s XI against England Women during their tour of India. In October 2019, she was part of the Indian women’s development team that won the inaugural Asian Cricket Council (ACC) Asian Teams Cup held in Sri Lanka. On 29 October 2019, India’s Women’s Development team defeated Sri Lanka’s Women’s Development team by 14 runs in the final; Tanuja Kanwar took four wickets in the final.
She finished the tournament with 7 wickets, including three wickets against Sri Lanka Women’s Development Team, and was the second highest wicket taker in the tournament behind Devika Vaida.
A few more shots 📸📸 from India’s victory at the Asian Cup of Emerging Teams in Colombo 🇮🇳😎👏👏 #WETAC2019 #INDvSL pic.twitter.com/VJrflNiWp5
— BCCI Women (@BCCIWomen) October 29, 2019
In 2019, she was selected for India’s women’s tour of Australia. He took four wickets from three ODI matches and was included in the eleven for the first T20 match. In 2020, she was selected to play for the India Women’s B team in the T20 quadrilateral series held in India against India Women’s A, Bangladesh Women and Thailand Women. She took eight wickets from four matches, including three wickets in the final against the Bangladesh women’s team; India B lost to Bangladesh Women by 14 runs. In 2021, she was included in the Himachal Pradesh Women’s team and participated in the BCCI Women’s Senior One Day Trophy. On 21 March 2021, he took a six-wicket haul against Meghalaya Women and helped his team restrict Meghalaya’s total to just 28 runs. Tanuja was part of the Railway Women’s team that won the 2021-22 Women’s Senior One Day Trophy by defeating Karnataka in the final.
Tanuja Kanwar Women’s Senior One Day Trophy 2021–22
She was also part of the Railway Women’s team that won the 2021-2022 Women’s Senior T20 Trophy.
Tanuja Kanwar with the 2021-2022 Women’s Senior T20 Trophy
On 7 February 2023, she took a three-wicket haul to help Railways Women retain their title against Karnataka in the final of the 2022–2023 Women’s Senior One Day Trophy; He was named the best player of the match.
Tanuja Kanwar with the Player of the Match Award and the 2022-23 Women’s Senior One Day Trophy
She was part of the Central Zone Women’s team that won the inaugural edition of the Women’s Interzonal T20 Trophy (2022-2023). She was also part of the Railway Women’s team that won the 2022-2023 Women’s Senior T20 Trophy.
Tanuja Kanwar with Senior Women’s T20 Trophy (2022-2023)
Women’s Premier League (WPL)
In 2023, during the first Women’s Premier League auctions, Tanuja Kanwar was bought by Gujarat Giants.
#giant armyThe all-rounder Tanuja Kanver also joins in! 😍#WPL #Women’s Premier League #Adan #GujaratGiants pic.twitter.com/sXcd4E87XS
— Gujarat Giants (@GujaratGiants) February 23, 2023
Its base price was Rs. 10 lakh and she became the most expensive non-playing domestic player in the Women’s Premier League when she was signed by Gujarat Jayant for Rs. 50 GEL. Royal Challengers Bangalore were also keen to land him and even raised their offer to Rs. 45 GEL; However, they backed out of bidding for him after Gujarat Giants increased their bid price to Rs. 50 GEL. On 4 March 2023, he made his debut in the opening match against Mumbai Indians; He was dismissed for a duck after Nat Sciver-Brunt took his catch. Tanuja Kanwar registered her first wicket in the Women’s Premier League when she dismissed Yastika Bhatia.
ICYMI!
Tanuja Kanwar scalps the first wicket in history #TATAWPL 👏👏#MI Moves to 22-1 after 4 overs. #GGvMI pic.twitter.com/uNz3qjWy85
— Women’s Premier League (WPL) (@wplt20) March 4, 2023
On 11 March 2023, he scored 13 runs off 19 balls before being caught by Jemima Rodriguez. On 14 March 2023, he took a wicket from four overs with an economy of 8.00; She was dismissed for a duck in a 55-run defeat to Mumbai Indian Women.
the chosen ones
- Men’s Cricket (Battering): Rohit Sharma
- Male Cricketer (All-rounder): Yuvraj Singh
Facts/Trivia
- Her name is also spelled as Tanuja Kanwer.
- In an interview, he talked about his interest in movies and said that he preferred watching South Indian movies to Bollywood movies.
- Tanuja Kanwar started playing cricket as a medium pacer and later changed her style to spin bowling following the advice of her coach Pawan at the HCC Academy in Dharamshala, Himachal Pradesh.
- In an interview, he mentioned that the Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association (HPCA) played a major role in building his career and added that the organization was very supportive of its players.
Youngster Tanuja Kanwar in the Himachal Pradesh Under-19 team
- Her jersey number in the Women’s Premier League was 31 (Gujarat Giants).
- He played badminton and volleyball at the district level before turning to professional cricket.
- In an interview, she revealed that when she started playing for the India A team, she was very nervous and Sushma Verma was among the senior players who supported and guided her to handle the new kind of pressure.
Tanuja Kanwar with Sushma Verma
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