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'''Dharshini Thirunavukkarasu''' (born 27 March 2000)<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |date=2025-02-23 |title=Dharshini Thirunavukkarasu (India) - Basketball Stats, Height, Age {{!}} FIBA Basketball |url=https://www.fiba.basketball/en/players/259106-dharshini-thirunavukkarasu |access-date=2025-02-23 |website=www.fiba.basketball |language=en}}</ref> is an Indian basketball player from [[Tamil Nadu]]. She plays for the [[India women's national basketball team]] as a guard. She plays for [[Indian Railways]] team in the domestic tournaments and for Tamil Nadu in the National Games.<br />
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== Early life and education ==<br />
Dharshini is from Tamil Nadu. She did her graduation in commerce at [[Hindustan Institute of Technology and Science]], Chennai.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Fiba U-18 Asian Championship |url=https://hindustanuniv.ac.in/events/fiba-u-18-asian-championship/ |access-date=2025-02-23 |website=hindustanuniv.ac.in}}</ref><br />
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== Career ==<br />
She is selected in the Indian team as vice captain for the 3rd South Asian Basketball Association Women's Championship 2025 qualifiers at New Delhi from 23 to 26 February 2025.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Know Your Squad: Indian women's basketball team for SABA Women's Championship 2025 |url=https://khelnow.com/basketball/saba-womens-championship-2025-india-squad-facts-202502 |access-date=2025-02-23 |website=Khel Now |language=en-us}}</ref> The Indian team played [[Maldives women's national football team results|Maldives]] and [[Nepal women's national football team results|Nepal]] for a berth in the [[FIBA Women's Asia Cup|FIBA women's Asia Cup]]. In the first match, India beat Nepal 113–32 on 23 February 2025.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2025-01-12 |title=Tamil Nadu men, Railway women retain National basketball titles |url=https://www.thehindu.com/sport/other-sports/basketball/article69092554.ece |access-date=2025-02-23 |work=The Hindu |language=en-IN |issn=0971-751X}}</ref> She played both the matches.<ref>{{Cite web |title=FIBA LiveStats India vs. Nepal |url=https://fibalivestats.dcd.shared.geniussports.com/u/FASIA/2624275/bs.html |access-date=2025-02-26 |website=geniussports.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=FIBA LiveStats India vs. Maldives |url=https://fibalivestats.dcd.shared.geniussports.com/u/FASIA/2624277/bs.html |access-date=2025-02-26 |website=geniussports.com}}</ref> <br />
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In January 2025, she played the 74th Senior National Basketball Championship at Bhavnagar, where she bagged the Most Valuable Player award.<ref>{{Cite web |date=23 February 2025 |title=Indian basketball team opens campaign with 113-32 win over Nepal |url=https://www.olympics.com/en/news/saba-women-championship-2025-basketball-india-vs-nepal-match-report |access-date=23 February 2025 |website=Olympics.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Railways crush Kerala in final, but two Malayalis bag individual honours |url=https://www.onmanorama.com/sports/other-sports/2025/01/12/senior-national-basketball-kerala-sreekala-pranav-prince-individual-awards.html |access-date=2025-02-23 |website=Railways crush Kerala in final, but two Malayalis bag individual honours |language=en}}</ref> In February 2025, she captained the Tamil Nadu team that won the National Games beating Kerala in the final.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Rayan |first=Stan |date=2025-02-02 |title=Punjab men and Tamil Nadu women triumph in basketball |url=https://www.thehindu.com/sport/other-sports/national-games/article69172570.ece |access-date=2025-02-23 |work=The Hindu |language=en-IN |issn=0971-751X}}</ref> She also represented India in the 2018 [[FIBA Under-18 Women's Asian Championship]] Division B.<ref name=":0" /><br />
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