Shimla, Nov. 2 -- The family members of the Indian women's cricket team pacer Renuka Singh Thakur are glued to the TV set at home and praying for the side's victory in the World Cup final against South Africa in Navi Mumbai on Sunday.
Renuka, who hails from the state's Parsa village in Rohru, is part of the Indian squad and picked up some vital wickets in the ongoing tournament.
Her father Kehar Singh Thakur, who worked in the state's irrigation and public health department, died when she was just three, and her mother Sunita Thakur raised her thereafter.
"We have prayed to the gods and goddesses that India must win today. I am very proud that my daughter, coming from a small village, is bringing glory to the country," Sunita Thakur, who...