Ajay Thakur

Ajay Thakur (born 1 May 1987) is an Indian professional Kabaddi player and the former captain of the Indian National Kabaddi Team.He is widely regarded as one of the Greatest Players Of All Time.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
Personal information
Full nameAjay Thakur
Nickname(s)Ice Man,King of kabaddi
NationalityIndian
CitizenshipIndian
Born (1987-05-01) 1 May 1987
Dabhota, Nalagarh, Himachal Pradesh, India
Alma materGovernment Post Graduation College, Nalagarh
Occupation(s)DSP, Kabaddi Player
Years active2007-present
Height186 cm (6 ft 1 in)
Weight76 kg (168 lb)
SpouseSandeep Rana
Sport
CountryIndia
SportKabaddi
PositionRaider
KabaddiPro Kabaddi League
ClubBengaluru Bulls 2014-2015

Puneri Paltan 2016-2017 Tamil Thalaivas 2017-2020

Dabang Delhi 2021-2022
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 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.

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