For Indian ladies cricket’s newest star Renuka Thakur, PM Modi reward: ‘peace of Shimla, smile of mountains’

“The efficiency of all of the gamers was wonderful. Nobody had the reply in opposition to the swing of Renuka Singh Thakur. To be among the many prime wicket-takers within the Commonwealth Games isn’t any little achievement. Her face has the peace of Shimla and the smile of mountains however her aggression places the highest batters in bother. Such efficiency will certainly encourage daughters from distant areas to dream large,” mentioned Modi throughout his deal with to the gamers.

The PM’s remarks have been sufficient to moisten the eyes of Sunita, who’s Renuka’s mom. It additionally despatched her on a nostalgia journey as she recalled Renuka’s early days in cricket and the powerful occasions the household confronted after the loss of life of Renuka’s father Kehar Singh Thakur. “Whatever Renuka has achieved is because of her laborious work and love for cricket. My husband died when she was very younger, however I made certain that she and her brother didn’t face any issue. To hearken to PM Modi praising Renuka at present is likely one of the greatest moments for Renuka and the entire household,” mentioned Sunita, who works as a category IV worker in Himachal Pradesh Irrigation and Public well being division.

Renuka Thakur (Third from left, first row) and different members of Commonwealth Games silver medal profitable Indian ladies’s cricket workforce with sports activities minister Anurag Singh Thakur, PM Narendra Modi, minister for state for sports activities Nisith Pramanik after the workforce’s reception at Delhi. (Twitter/Anurag Thakur)

Renuka’s elder brother Vinod, who would take her to play together with him on the cricket floor close to Kundi Nullah close to the village, on Saturday met his and his sister’s team-mates on the village. He replayed the PM’s remarks on his cellphone as they hoped that the federal government will now construct a stadium named after Renuka on the village to encourage ladies and boys within the hinterland to aspire large. “When I would go to play cricket, Renuka would always ask to accompany me. As she played cricket at the village tournaments, her confidence grew. As PM talked about Renuka’s performance motivating girls from rural and distant places, the whole cricketing community here is now hopeful to see a stadium in the village or in Rohru district,” mentioned Vinod.

The PM additionally talked about about Bhiwani boxer Nitu Ghanghas in his deal with. The teenager, who hails from Dhanana village close to Bhiwani, began boxing at Bhiwani Boxing Club. The pugilist received the gold in ladies’s 48 kg occasion with two of her bouts seeing the referee stopping the bout. “Nitu forced her opponents to leave the boxing ring with her dominating performance,” mentioned Modi.

Nitu’s father Jai Bhagwan, who works as a invoice messenger in Haryana Vidhan Sabha in Chandigarh and is going through enquiry for lacking work to assist his daughter’s goals, too was listening to the deal with. “To see PM praise Nitu has to be a special moment for all of us at our village as well as the boxing community. There was a time when Nitu wanted to quit the sport due to injuries and lack of medals but her hard work over all these years has made this day possible for us,” mentioned Jai Bhagwan.

PM additionally praised Haryana hockey wrestlers Bajrang Punia, Vinesh Phogat and Pooja Gehlot other than praising Indian ladies’s cricket workforce captain Harmanpreet Kaur and the Indian males’s and ladies’s groups. “In Hockey, I praise the efforts of both the men’s and women’s teams who are carrying forward India’s legacy in the sport. The Indian women’s cricket team under the captaincy of Harmanpreet Kaur won a medal in their first appearance in the Commonwealth Games,” mentioned Modi.