| Akanksha Singh | |
|---|---|
| Position | Small forward/Point guard |
| Height | 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) |
| Weight | 58 Kg |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Born | September 7, 1989 Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India |
Akanksha Singh (born 7 September 1989) current captain of India Women's National Basketball Team. She is the member of national women team since 2004 to till date. In 2010, Akanksha singh was awarded the Most Valuable Player in India’s first Professional Basketball league, MBPL 2010. Her name then, went on to be forever Cemented in the Indian Basketball History Books as one of the first ever Top Four Players to achieve the ‘A’ Grade from the Basketball Federation of India sponsored by IMG Reliance.She is very agile and one of the very skilled ball handlers of the country right now. She has stunned people by her charismatic skills and shooting. She has been awarded Best Player in many National and state Championships.In her Captaincy University of Delhi won gold medal in All India University basketball Championship at Nallor,where she was given joint best player award along with her sister Pratima Singh. She belongs to Varanasi's BASKETBALL FAMILY OF INDIA where four out of five sisters have played or playing for Indian national team.
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She comes from a family of basketball players, three of her sisters currently are a member of the India Women's National Basketball Team
• Indian Camp for 21st FIBA Asian Basketball Championship for Senior Women, 2005, Quinhuangdao City, China