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| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Ajay Thakur |
Nickname(s) | Ice Man, King of Kabaddi |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Citizenship | Indian |
| Born | (1987-05-01)1 May 1987 (age 38) Dabhota,Nalagarh,Himachal Pradesh, India |
| Alma mater | Government Post Graduation College, Nalagarh |
| Occupation(s) | DSP, Kabaddi Player |
| Years active | 2007-present |
| Height | 186 cm (6 ft 1 in) |
| Weight | 76 kg (168 lb) |
Spouse | Sandeep Rana |
| Police career | |
| Allegiance |  India |
| Department |  Police Department |
| Branch | Himachal Pradesh Police[1] |
| Service years | 2017-present |
| Rank |  DSP |
| Awards | |
| Sport | |
| Country | India |
| Sport | Kabaddi |
| Position | Raider |
| Kabaddi | Pro Kabaddi League |
| Club | Bengaluru Bulls (2014-2015) Puneri Paltan (2016-2017) |
| Team | India national kabaddi team,Himachal Pradesh |
| Coached by | Baskaran Kasinathan, Balwan Singh |
Ajay Thakur (born 1 May 1987) is an Indian former professionalKabaddi player and the former captain of theIndian National Kabaddi Team. He currently serves as the coach of Puneri Paltan in the Pro Kabbadi League.He is widely regarded as one of the greatest players of all time. He was part of the national teams which won2016 Kabaddi World Cup and gold medal at2014 Asian Games. He was awarded thePadma Shri andArjuna Award in 2019.
He is a member ofHimachal Pradesh Police Service cadre where he currently serves as aDeputy superintendent of police.
Thakur was born in Dabhota village ofNalagarh,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 employerAir India at the Industrial National Championships.[4] He also captained the India team in 2017 and led them to gold. He led the Himachal men's team at the 67th Senior Nationals Kabaddi Championship 2020.[5]
He is a member ofHimachal Pradesh Police Service cadre where he currently serves as adeputy superintendent of police.[6]
In Season 1, Thakur played 15 matches and scored 122 raid points as well as 5 tackle points while playing forBengaluru 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 forPuneri 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 forTamil 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:
