Ajay Thakur

Ajay Thakur (born 1 May 1986) is an Indian professional Kabaddi player and the former captain of India national kabaddi team. 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.

Ajay Thakur
Ajay Thakur receiving Arjun Award 2019
Personal information
Full nameAjay Thakur
Nickname(s)Ice Man,King of kabaddi
NationalityIndian
CitizenshipIndian
Born (1986-05-01) 1 May 1986
Dabhota, Nalagarh, Himachal Pradesh, India
Alma materGovernment Post Graduation College, Nalagarh
OccupationDSP, Kabaddi Player
Years active2007-present
Height185 cm (6 ft 1 in)
Weight76 kg (168 lb)
Spouse(s)Sandeep Rana
Sport
CountryIndia
SportKabaddi
PositionRaider
KabaddiPro Kabaddi League
ClubBengaluru Bulls
Puneri Paltan
Tamil Thalaivas
TeamIndia national kabaddi team, Himachal Pradesh
Coached byBaskaran Kasinathan, Balwan Singh
Medal record
Representing  India
Asian Games
2014 IncheonTeam
2018 JakartaTeam
2016 Kabaddi World Cup
2016 AhmadabadTeam
Asian kabaddi Championship 2017
2017 GorganTeam
2018 Dubai Kabaddi Masters
2018 DubaiTeam
Asian Indoor Games
2007 IncheonTeam
Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games
2013 IncheonTeam

He is a member of Himachal Pradesh Police Service cadre who currently serves as Deputy superintendent of police.

Early life

Thakur was born in Dabhota village of Nalagarh, Himachal Pradesh; his father's name is Chhotu Ram.[1] 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.[1]

Career

Ajay Thakur has been described as one of the best Indian raiders.[2] He represented his employer Air India at the Industrial National Championships.[3] 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.[4]

He is a member of Himachal Pradesh Police Service cadre who currently serves as Deputy superintendent of police.[5]

Pro Kabaddi League

Season 1

In Season 1, Thakur played 15 matches and scored 122 raid points as well as 5 tackle points while playing for Bengaluru Bulls.[6]

Season 2

In season 2, Thakur played 13 matches and scored 79 raid points as well as 1 tackle point while playing for Bengaluru Bulls.

Season 3

In season 3, Thakur played 14 matches and scored 52 raid points as well as 4 tackle points while playing for Puneri Paltan.

Season 4

In season 4, Thakur played 16 matches and scored 63 raid points as well as 1 tackle point while playing for Puneri Paltan.

Season 5

In season 5, Ajay Thakur played 22 matches and scored 213 raid points as well as 9 tackle points while playing for Tamil Thalaivas.

Season 6

In season 6, Ajay Thakur played 22 matches and scored 203 raid points as well as 1 tackle point while playing for Tamil Thalaivas.

Season 7

In season 7, Ajay Thakur played 13 matches and scored 58 raid points while playing for Tamil Thalaivas.

Kabaddi World Cup 2016

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.

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Playing style

He is an attacking player. He tries to draw out his team when fallen into critical situations. Once he had saved Tamil Thalaivas from going down to Bengal warriors and also had given a match-winning effort against Iran. Due to his height, he has one of the longest reaches (to the midline) in the current lot of players.

Achievements

His awards and achievements include:

  • Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games Kabaddi - Gold Medal [2013]
  • Gold Medal at Kabaddi at the 2007 Asian Indoor Games
  • 2014 Asian Games - Gold Medal.
  • Asian Kabaddi Championship 2017(Gorgan, Iran) - Gold Medal.
  • World Cup 2016 (Ahmedabad, India) - Gold medal
  • Asian Games 2018 (Jakarta, Indonesia)- Bronze Medal
  • Padma Shri award (2019)
  • Arjuna Award (2019)

References
  1. "Kabaddi star ties the knot". The Tribune. Tribune News Service. 11 April 2019. Archived from the original on 29 July 2019. Retrieved 29 July 2019.
  2. Lasrado, Svetlana (21 July 2014). "Bengaluru Bulls gear up for Pro Kabbadi League". The New Indian Express.
  3. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 10 September 2014. Retrieved 9 September 2014.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  4. "ShieldSquare Captcha". validate.perfdrive.com. Retrieved 6 March 2020.
  5. "Kabaddi star Ajay Thakur takes up police duty in Himachal Pradesh during Covid-19 lockdown". India Today. 26 March 2020. Archived from the original on 30 March 2020. Retrieved 30 March 2020.
  6. https://www.prokabaddi.com/players/ajay-thakur-profile-26
  7. "Ajay Thakur". Bengaluru Bulls. Archived from the original on 5 September 2014.
  8. "Kabaddi fever peaks for tonight's finale". Times of India. TNN. 31 August 2014.
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