Overview
- Renuka returned to Parsa village in Shimla district to a rousing welcome and offered prayers at Hatkoti Temple after the title triumph.
- She said her hard work is paying off and attributed her success to her mother Sunita Thakur and uncle Bhupinder Singh Thakur, who first spotted her talent.
- During the team’s meeting with Prime Minister Narendra Modi, she recounted that he knew players’ journeys, and he publicly praised her mother’s role.
- Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu informed her on November 3 of a Rs 1 crore state reward following the win.
- Renuka opened the bowling in India’s 52-run final victory over South Africa on November 2, played six matches in the tournament for three wickets, and said the team now aims to make winning a habit.