Tanuja Kanwar Height, Age, Family, Biography & More
Tanuja Kanwar Height, Age, Family, Biography & More
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Quick Infoâ
Profession: Cricketer (All-rounder)
Age: 27 Years
Hometown: Theog, Shimla, Himachal Pradesh
Bio/Wiki | |
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Full name | Tanuja P Kanwar |
Other Name | Tanuja Kanwer check sources Tanuja Kanwer â Facebook Page |
Profession | Cricketer (All-rounder) |
Physical Stats & More | |
Height (approx.) | in centimeters**- 165 cm** in meters**- 1.65 m** in feet & inches**- 5â 5â** |
Weight (approx.) | in kilograms**-55 kg** in pounds**-120 lbs** |
Figure Measurements (approx.) | 33-28-33 |
Eye Colour | Black |
Hair Colour | Black |
Cricket | |
Jersey Number | #31 (WPL) |
Domestic/State Team | ⢠Himachal Pradesh U-19 Women ⢠Himachal Pradesh Women ⢠India U-19 Women ⢠India Red Women ⢠India Women Emerging ⢠Indian Board President's Women XI ⢠Central Zone Women ⢠Railways Women ⢠India A ⢠Gujarat Giants |
Coach/Mentor | ⢠Pawan Sen ⢠Nooshin Al Khadeer |
Batting Style | Left hand Bat |
Bowling Style | Slow Left arm Orthodox |
Personal Life | |
Date of Birth | 28 January 1998 (Wednesday) |
Age (as of 2025) | 27 Years |
Birthplace | Theog, Shimla, Himachal Pradesh |
Zodiac sign | Leo |
Nationality | Indian |
Hometown | Theog, Shimla, Himachal Pradesh |
College/University | Hindu College Amritsar, Dhab Khatikan, Amritsar, Punjab |
Educational Qualifications | Bachelorâs degree |
Relationships & More | |
Marital Status | Unmarried |
Family | |
Parents | Father-Not known Mother-Not known |
Siblings | Brother-Mohit Thakur ![]() Sister-Not Known |
Favourites | |
Cricketer | Male Cricketer (Batter)- Rohit Sharma Male Cricketer (All-rounder)- Yuvraj Singh Female Cricketer - Smriti Mandhana |
Money Factor | |
Salary (approx.) | In 2023, she was signed by Gujarat Giants for Rs. 50 Lakhs for the inaugural season of WPL. |
Some Lesser Known Facts About Tanuja Kanwar
Tanuja Kanwar is an Indian cricketer. She is an all-rounder and played for Gujarat Giants in the inaugural season of the Womenâs Premier League.
In an interview, she revealed that she was more interested in watching South Indian films than Bollywood films. check sources Female Cricket
She was a sports enthusiast from an early age. She used to participate in district-level badminton and volleyball competitions before she became a professional cricketer.
She started playing gully cricket with the boys in her locality and continued playing till 2011; after noticing her talent her father enrolled her at the HCC Academy in Dharamshala, Himachal Pradesh. Initially, Tanuja played as a medium pacer, and later she changed her style to spin bowling at the suggestion of her coach, Pawan Sen, at the HCC academy.
In 2011, she made her debut for the Himachal Pradesh U-19 Womenâs team. Tanuja enjoyed a stellar season with the U-19 team and was promoted to the senior team the following year. In an interview, she pointed out that support from the Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association (HPCA) was instrumental in building her career.
A young Tanuja Kanwar with the Himachal Pradesh U-19 team
Tanuja became a key player for the senior team and the 2016-2017 Senior Womenâs One Day League turned out to be a breakthrough for her career; Himachal Pradesh Womenâs victory against Uttar Pradesh Women in the Plate Group final ensured their promotion to the Elite Group in the following season.
She topped the bowling rankings of the tournament with 17 wickets from four matches including a four-wicket haul in the semi-final and a three-wicket haul against Uttar Pradesh Women in the final.
In 2017, she was part of the Himachal Pradesh U-23 Womenâs squad, which won the Under-23 North Zone Womenâs Cricket Championship. Tanuja took a seven-wicket haul against Jammu & Kashmir in the final of the tournament and they won by 266 runs. She finished the tournament as the top wicket-taker with 15 wickets from four matches.
In November 2017, she was named vice-captain of the Himachal Pradesh Women.
Following a string of positive performances with the Himachal Pradesh Women she was included in the India A team for the Bangladesh Womenâs A tour of India.
A photograph of Tanuja Kanwar from India A training camp
In March 2018, Tanuja took one wicket from two matches for India A Women against the Australia Women, during their tour of India.
Tanuja Kawar, who hails from Shimla, has been selected in India A for 2 warm up matches against Aus Women Team which will be played on 6th and 8th of March in Mumbai.
Congratulations to young player! #ProudMoment #HPCA #HimachalWomenCricket pic.twitter.com/xq0MeUhxV3
â HPCA (@himachalcricket) March 3, 2018
In 2018, she was included in the India Womenâs Red squad for the 2018-2019 Womenâs Senior T20 Challenger Trophy. India Blue defeated India Red in the final by 4 runs.
In 2019, she was named to the India Blue squad for the 2018-2019 Senior Womenâs Challenger Trophy; she took five wickets from three matches. In the final of the tournament, they lost to India Red by 15 runs.
She was part of the Smriti Mandhana -led India B, which reached the final of the 2019-2020 Womenâs Senior T20 Challenger Trophy.
On 18 February 2019, she was named to the starting eleven of the Indian Board Presidentâs Womenâs XI and scored 11 runs and took two wickets against the England Women, during their tour of India.
In October 2019, she was selected for the India Womenâs Emerging team to participate in the inaugural Asian Cricket Council (ACC) Emerging Teams Asia Cup held in Sri Lanka.
Some more snapshots đ¸đ¸ from India's win in the Emerging Teams Asia Cup at Colombo đŽđłđđđ #WETAC2019 #INDvSL pic.twitter.com/VJrflNiWp5
â BCCI Women (@BCCIWomen) October 29, 2019
On 29 October 2019, Tanuja Kanwar took four wickets in the final as India Womenâs Emerging team defeated the Sri Lanka Womenâs Emerging team in the final by 14 runs. She finished the tournament as the second-highest wicket-taker behind her compatriot Devika Vaidya with 7 wickets including a three-wicket haul against the Sri Lanka Womenâs Emerging team in their group stage match.
In 2019, she was called up for the India A Womenâs tour of Australia and took four wickets from three ODI matches; she also played in the opening T20 match of the series.
In 2020, she was selected to the India Womenâs B team for the T20 Quadrangular Series held in India. Tanuja took three wickets in the final against the Bangladesh Womenâs team, however, India Womenâs B team was defeated by 14 runs. She took eight wickets from four matches in the tournament.
In 2021, she was named to the Himachal Pradesh Womenâs team for the BCCI Womenâs Senior One-Day Trophy. On 21 March 2021, she took six wickets from ten overs against the Meghalaya Womenâs team at an economy of 1.00; Himachal Pradesh Women won the match in four overs.
She was part of the Railways Womenâs squad, which won the 2021-2022 Womenâs Senior One-Day Trophy and the 2021-2022 Womenâs Senior T20 Trophy.
Tanuja Kanwar with the 2021-2022 Womenâs Senior T20 Trophy
Tanuja Kanwar and Mithali Raj with the 2021-2022 Womenâs Senior One-Day Trophy
On 7 February 2023, Tanuja was named Player of the Match in the final against Karnataka in the 2022-2023 Womenâs Senior One-Day Trophy; she took three wickets in the final and was instrumental in Railways Womenâs victory.
Tanuja Kanwar with the Player of the Match Award and the 2022-2023 Womenâs Senior One-Day Trophy
She was part of the Central Zone Womenâs team, which won the inaugural edition (2022-2023) of the Womenâs Senior Inter Zonal T20 Cup.
Central Zone team after winning the Senior Womenâs Inter Zonal T20 Trophy (2022-2023)
In 2023, she became the most expensive uncapped domestic player in the inaugural season of the Womenâs Premier League when Gujarat Giants signed her for Rs. 50 Lakhs.
#GiantArmy , the all-rounder Tanuja Kanwer joins in too! đ#WPL #WomensPremierLeague #Adani #GujaratGiants pic.twitter.com/sXcd4E87XS
â Gujarat Giants (@GujaratGiants) February 23, 2023
Royal Challengers Bangalore showed keen interest in landing her and went up to Rs. 45 Lakhs from her base price of Rs. 10 Lakhs; they pulled out of the bidding after Gujarat Giants raised their offer to Rs. 50 Lakhs.
On 4 March 2023, she was included in the starting eleven for the opening match against Mumbai Indians;Â Tanuja Kanwar registered the first-ever wicket in the Womenâs Premier League when she dismissed Yastika Bhatia . Tanuja was dismissed on a duck after Nat Sciver-Brunt caught her catch.
ICYMI!
Tanuja Kanwar scalps the first wicket in the history of #TATAWPL đđ#MI move to 22-1 after 4 overs. #GGvMI pic.twitter.com/uNz3qjWy85
â Women's Premier League (WPL) (@wplt20) March 4, 2023
On 11 March 2023, she scored 13 runs from 19 balls against the Delhi Capitals Women and was caught out by Jemimah Rodrigues .
On 14 March 2023, during Gujarat Giantsâ 55 runs defeat against the Mumbai Indians Women Tanuja took a wicket at an economy of 8.00; she failed to score any runs and was dismissed by Hayley Matthews .
In an interview, she revealed that Sushma Verma was one of the senior players who supported and guided her when she started playing for the India A team.
Tanuja Kanwar with Sushma Verma
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