Overview
- Back in Parsa village in Himachal Pradesh, Thakur received a rousing welcome and paid obeisance at the Hateshwari Mata Temple in Hatkoti.
- Speaking to reporters, she credited her mother Sunita Thakur and uncle Bhupinder Singh Thakur for identifying her talent and sustaining her journey.
- She noted a personal tribute to her late father Kehar Singh Thakur with a tattoo that she says motivates her sporting ambitions.
- Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu informed her of a Rs 1 crore state reward, with Thakur adding the state had earlier offered her a job.
- Recalling the team’s meeting with Prime Minister Narendra Modi, she said he was well briefed on each player’s background, including her own; she also cited her tight spell opening the bowling in the 52-run final win over South Africa and her overall three wickets in the tournament.