| Ajay Thakur | |||||||||||||
| Native Name Lang: | Hindi | ||||||||||||
| Fullname: | Ajay Thakur | ||||||||||||
| Nickname: | Ice Man,King of kabaddi | ||||||||||||
| Nationality: | Indian | ||||||||||||
| Citizenship: | Indian | ||||||||||||
| Birth Date: | 1 May 1987 | ||||||||||||
| Birth Place: | Dabhota, Nalagarh, Himachal Pradesh, India | ||||||||||||
| Alma Mater: | Government Post Graduation College, Nalagarh | ||||||||||||
| Occupation: | DSP, Kabaddi Player | ||||||||||||
| Years Active: | 2007-present | ||||||||||||
| Height: | 186 cm | ||||||||||||
| Weight: | 76 kg | ||||||||||||
| Spouse: | Sandeep Rana | ||||||||||||
| Country: | India | ||||||||||||
| Sport: | Kabaddi | ||||||||||||
| Position: | Raider | ||||||||||||
| League: | Pro Kabaddi League | ||||||||||||
| League Type: | Kabaddi | ||||||||||||
| Club: | Bengaluru Bulls 2014-2015Puneri Paltan 2016-2017Tamil Thalaivas 2017-2020Dabang Delhi 2021-2022 | ||||||||||||
| Team: | India national kabaddi team, Himachal Pradesh | ||||||||||||
| Coach: | Baskaran Kasinathan, Balwan Singh | ||||||||||||
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Ajay Thakur (born 1 May 1987) is an Indian professional Kabaddi player and the former captain of the Indian National Kabaddi Team.He is widely regarded as one of the Greatest Players Of All Time.He was part of the national teams which won 2016 Kabaddi World Cup and gold medal at 2014 Asian Games. He was awarded the Padma Shri and Arjuna Award in 2019.
He is a member of Himachal Pradesh Police Service cadre where he currently serves as a Deputy superintendent of police.
Thakur was born in Dabhota village of Nalagarh, Himachal Pradesh to Rajinder Kaur and Chottu Ram.[2] He was inspired by his cousin Rakesh who had already represented India in Kabaddi at international level. He married Sandeep Rana on April 10, 2019.[2]
Ajay Thakur has been described as one of the best Indian raiders.[3] He represented his employer Air India at the Industrial National Championships.[4] He has also captained India team in 2017 and led them to gold. He will also lead the Himachal men's team at the 67th Senior Nationals Kabaddi Championship 2020.[5]
He is a member of Himachal Pradesh Police Service cadre where he currently serves as a Deputy superintendent of police.[6]
In Season 1, Thakur played 15 matches and scored 122 raid points as well as 5 tackle points while playing for Bengaluru Bulls.[7]
In season 2, Thakur played 13 matches and scored 79 raid points as well as 1 tackle point while playing for Bengaluru Bulls.
In season 3, Thakur played 14 matches and scored 52 raid points as well as 4 tackle points while playing for Puneri Paltan.
In season 4, Thakur played 16 matches and scored 63 raid points as well as 1 tackle point while playing for Puneri Paltan.
In season 5, Ajay Thakur played 22 matches and scored 213 raid points as well as 9 tackle points while playing for Tamil Thalaivas.
In season 6, Ajay Thakur played 22 matches and scored 203 raid points as well as 1 tackle point while playing for Tamil Thalaivas.
In season 7, Ajay Thakur played 13 matches and scored 58 raid points while playing for Tamil Thalaivas.
He was the no.1 raider with most raid points and Ajay was the overall highest point scorer with 68 points.
India while playing Iran in the Kabaddi World Cup 2016 final, was in a trailing situation. In this situation, came Ajay scoring a 4-point raid to take India to the lead. He was also the Man of the Tournament in Kabaddi World Cup 2016.
Thakur was placed fourth among the best performing raiders in Season 1 of Pro kabaddi league.
His awards and achievements include:
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