Dharshini Thirunavukkarasu (born 27 March 2000)[1] 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.
Early life and education[edit | edit source]
Dharshini is from Tamil Nadu. She did her graduation in commerce at Hindustan Institute of Technology and Science, Chennai.[2]
Career[edit | edit source]
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.[3] The Indian team played Maldives and Nepal for a berth in the FIBA women's Asia Cup. In the first match, India beat Nepal 113–32 on 23 February 2025.[4] She played both the matches.[5][6]
In January 2025, she played the 74th Senior National Basketball Championship at Bhavnagar, where she bagged the Most Valuable Player award.[7][8] In February 2025, she captained the Tamil Nadu team that won the National Games beating Kerala in the final.[9] She also represented India in the 2018 FIBA Under-18 Women's Asian Championship Division B.[1]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Dharshini Thirunavukkarasu (India) - Basketball Stats, Height, Age | FIBA Basketball". www.fiba.basketball. 23 February 2025. Retrieved 23 February 2025.
- ↑ "Fiba U-18 Asian Championship". hindustanuniv.ac.in. Retrieved 23 February 2025.
- ↑ "Know Your Squad: Indian women's basketball team for SABA Women's Championship 2025". Khel Now. Retrieved 23 February 2025.
- ↑ "Tamil Nadu men, Railway women retain National basketball titles". The Hindu. 12 January 2025. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 23 February 2025.
- ↑ "FIBA LiveStats India vs. Nepal". geniussports.com. Retrieved 26 February 2025.
- ↑ "FIBA LiveStats India vs. Maldives". geniussports.com. Retrieved 26 February 2025.
- ↑ "Indian basketball team opens campaign with 113-32 win over Nepal". Olympics.com. 23 February 2025. Retrieved 23 February 2025.
- ↑ "Railways crush Kerala in final, but two Malayalis bag individual honours". Railways crush Kerala in final, but two Malayalis bag individual honours. Retrieved 23 February 2025.
- ↑ Rayan, Stan (2 February 2025). "Punjab men and Tamil Nadu women triumph in basketball". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 23 February 2025.
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