Bengaluru, March 10 -- In her third season for Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) in the Women's Premier League (WPL), Renuka Singh Thakur has truly come into her own, claiming 10 wickets in just seven matches so far. From her humble beginnings in her village, playing with a cloth ball, to becoming India's go-to fast bowler, her journey has been nothing short of extraordinary, as per the RCB press release.

Cricket wasn't just a sport for Renuka; it was the unfulfilled dream of her late father, one she took upon herself to achieve despite all odds.

"I hadn't seen much cricket as a kid, it was just a hobby, I don't know how it came. I just liked playing. And there was a rule in my village that we used to play with a cloth ball, so you have...