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Tanuja Kanwar Biography: Age, Career, Family and More

F4U Editorial Desk • Updated October 16, 2026 • 4 min read

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Date of birth28 January 1998

Age27 Years

BirthplaceTheog, Shimla, Himachal Pradesh

ProfessionCricketer (All‑rounder)

NationalityIndian

Marital statusUnmarried

FamilyBrother - Mohit Thakur

Tanuja Kanwar Biography

Tanuja P. Kanwar is an Indian left‑handed batting all‑rounder and slow left‑arm orthodox bowler from Theog, Shimla. She developed through Himachal Pradeshʼ

Early life and background

Tanuja P. Kanwar was born on 28 January 1998 in Theog, Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. Raised in a region with an active cricketing structure, she played multiple sports in her youth, taking part in district‑level badminton and volleyball before focusing on cricket. Her early games were often in the neighbourhood with boys, and after her potential was noticed her father enrolled her at the HCC Academy in Dharamshala where coach Pawan Sen advised her to switch from medium‑pace bowling to spin.

She attended Hindu College Amritsar in Dhab Khatikan, Amritsar, Punjab, and holds a bachelor’s degree. Tanuja is listed as 1.65 m (5'5") tall and around 55 kg, with black hair and black eyes. Her listed hometown remains Theog in Shimla.

Career

Tanuja began representing Himachal Pradesh at age‑group level, making her debut for the Himachal Pradesh U‑19 women in 2011. Strong performances with the U‑19 side earned her promotion to the senior state team the following year. She emerged as a key player for Himachal Pradesh, topping bowling charts in the 2016–17 Senior Women’s One Day League and helping her side win promotion from the Plate Group to the Elite Group.

Her domestic success continued: she played for Himachal Pradesh U‑23, finishing as the top wicket‑taker in the Under‑23 North Zone Women’s Cricket Championship and taking a seven‑wicket haul in the final. In November 2017 she was named vice‑captain of Himachal Pradesh Women.

Tanuja’s domestic form led to selection for a variety of representative teams. She has been part of India A, India Women Emerging, India Women Red and India Women B/India Blue squads in Challenger Trophy and quadrangular events. For India A she featured in warm‑up matches and took part in the Australia A series in 2018–19. In 2019 she was named to the India Women’s Emerging squad for the ACC Emerging Teams Asia Cup in Sri Lanka and played an important role in the final, claiming four wickets as India beat Sri Lanka in the decider. She finished that tournament among the leading wicket‑takers.

Tanuja has also been included in India Board President’s Women’s XI and featured against England, where she contributed with both bat and ball. In 2020 she represented India Women B in the T20 Quadrangular Series and was among the wickets in the final.

At the senior domestic level she moved to the Railways Women’s squad, which won both the 2021–22 Women’s Senior One‑Day Trophy and the 2021–22 Women’s Senior T20 Trophy. In the 2022–23 Women’s Senior One‑Day Trophy final she was Player of the Match after taking three wickets to secure Railways’ victory. She was also part of the Central Zone women’s side that won the inaugural Women’s Senior Inter Zonal T20 Cup (2022–23).

Women’s Premier League and recent domestic highlights

In the inaugural Women’s Premier League auction in 2023, Gujarat Giants signed Tanuja from the domestic pool for Rs. 50 lakh, making her the most expensive uncapped domestic player at that auction. She made the starting eleven for Gujarat Giants’ opening match and claimed the first ever wicket in Women’s Premier League history when she dismissed Yastika Bhatia. She appeared in subsequent WPL matches for Gujarat Giants and contributed with both bat and ball during the tournament.

Public profile

Tanuja bats left‑handed and bowls slow left‑arm orthodox. Her domestic jersey number in the WPL has been listed as 31. Coaches credited in her development include Pawan Sen and Nooshin Al Khadeer. She has spoken in interviews about senior players who supported her development, citing Sushma Verma as a guiding presence when she began representing India A.

Off the field, Tanuja has mentioned a preference for South Indian films over mainstream Bollywood in interviews. She lists cricketing role models among men and women players, including Rohit Sharma, Yuvraj Singh and Smriti Mandhana.

Personal life

Tanuja is unmarried and comes from a family that includes a brother named Mohit Thakur. Her zodiac sign is Leo and she holds Indian nationality.

Latest updates

As of 2023, Tanuja continued to be active on the domestic circuit and in franchise cricket. Her Player of the Match performance in the 2022–23 Women’s Senior One‑Day Trophy final and her auction signing for the Gujarat Giants in the inaugural WPL are among her most recent notable achievements listed publicly.

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Recent Work

Gujarat Giants (Women’s Premier League)

Signed by Gujarat Giants for the inaugural WPL season; registered the first wicket in WPL history and played in the 2023 tournament.

2023
Railways Women – 2022–23 Women’s Senior One‑Day Trophy

Player of the Match in the final, taking three wickets to help Railways win the title.

2023
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Career Highlights

  1. Topped bowling charts in the 2016–17 Senior Women’s One Day League and helped Himachal Pradesh earn promotion to the Elite Group
  2. Seven‑wicket haul in the Under‑23 North Zone final (2017) and finished as tournament top wicket‑taker
  3. Four wickets in the 2019 Emerging Teams Asia Cup final to help India Emerging win the title
  4. Member of Railways squad that won the 2021–22 Women’s Senior One‑Day Trophy and 2021–22 Women’s Senior T20 Trophy
  5. Player of the Match in the 2022–23 Women’s Senior One‑Day Trophy final
  6. Most expensive uncapped domestic player at the 2023 WPL auction (Rs. 50 lakh) and claimed the first wicket in WPL history
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