Ajay Thakur
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Ajay Thakur |
| Nickname(s) | Ice Man, King of Kabaddi |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Citizenship | Indian |
| Born | 1 May 1987 Dabhota, Nalagarh, Himachal Pradesh, India |
| Alma mater | Government Post Graduation College, Nalagarh |
| Occupation(s) | DSP, Kabaddi Player |
| Years active | 2007-present |
| Height | 186 cm (6 ft 1 in) |
| Weight | 76 kg (168 lb) |
| Spouse | Sandeep Rana |
| Police career | |
| Allegiance | India |
| Department | Police Department |
| Branch | Himachal Pradesh Police |
| Service years | 2017-present |
| Rank | DSP |
| Awards | |
| Sport | |
| Country | India |
| Sport | Kabaddi |
| Position | Raider |
| Kabaddi | Pro Kabaddi League |
| Club | Bengaluru Bulls 2014-2015
Puneri Paltan 2016-2017 Tamil Thalaivas 2017-2020 Dabang Delhi 2021-2022 |
| Team | India national kabaddi team, Himachal Pradesh |
| Coached by | Baskaran Kasinathan, Balwan Singh |
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.
He is a member of Himachal Pradesh Police Service cadre where he currently serves as a Deputy superintendent of police.