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Gursharan Singh

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Gursharan Singh
Personal information
Born (1963-03-08) 8 March 1963 (age 61)
Amritsar, Punjab, India
BattingRight-handed
International information
National side
Only Test (cap 191)22 February 1990 v New Zealand
Only ODI (cap 77)8 March 1990 v Australia
Career statistics
Competition Test ODI FC
Matches 1 1 104
Runs scored 18 4 5,719
Batting average 18.00 4.00 43.32
100s/50s 0/0 0/0 14/30
Top score 18 4 298*
Balls bowled 164
Wickets 4
Bowling average 30.00
5 wickets in innings 0
10 wickets in match 0
Best bowling 1/3
Catches/stumpings 2/– 1/– 105/–
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 5 September 2019

Gursharan Singh pronunciation (born 8 March 1963) is a former Indian cricketer who played in one Test and one One Day International in 1990.

While appearing as a substitute for Roger Binny in the Third Test against West Indies in 1983 at Ahmedabad, he became the first person to take four substitute catches in a Test.[1] Gursharan later became a senior manager with the Steel Authority of India, Delhi.[2]

In August 2018, he was appointed as the coach for Arunachal Pradesh.[3] In September 2019 he was appointed coach of Uttarakhand.[4]

References

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  1. ^ "West Indies tour of India, 3rd Test: India v West Indies at Ahmedabad, Nov 12-16, 1983". ESPN.
  2. ^ "Remembering Gursharan who made Tendulkar's first Irani hundred possible". Mid-day.
  3. ^ "BCCI eases entry for new domestic teams as logistical challenges emerge". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 31 August 2018.
  4. ^ Lokapally, Vijay (4 September 2019). "Gursharan Singh named Uttarakhand coach". The Hindu. Retrieved 5 September 2019.
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