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Simarjeet Singh

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Simarjeet Singh
Personal information
Born (1998-01-17) 17 January 1998 (age 26)
Delhi, India
BattingRight handed
BowlingRight arm medium fast
RoleBowler
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2018–presentDelhi
2021Mumbai Indians
2022–presentChennai Super Kings
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 10 June 2021

Simarjeet Singh (born 17 January 1998) is an Indian cricketer who represents Delhi in domestic cricket. He is a right handed batsman and right arm medium pacer.[1]

Career

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Simarjeet made his List A debut for Delhi in the 2018–19 Vijay Hazare Trophy on 20 September 2018.[2] He made his first-class debut for Delhi in the 2018–19 Ranji Trophy on 20 November 2018.[3] He made his Twenty20 debut on 11 November 2019, for Delhi in the 2019–20 Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy.[4]

In June 2021, he was named as one of five net bowlers for India's tour of Sri Lanka.[5][6] Following a positive case for COVID-19 in the Indian team, Singh was added to India's main squad for their final two Twenty20 International (T20I) matches of the tour.[7]

In September 2021, Singh was added to the Mumbai Indians squad for the rest of the 2021 Indian Premier League tournament, replacing the injured Arjun Tendulkar.[8] In February 2022, he was bought by the Chennai Super Kings in the auction for the 2022 Indian Premier League tournament.[9]

References

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  1. ^ "Simarjeet Singh". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 20 September 2018.
  2. ^ "Elite, Group B, Vijay Hazare Trophy at Delhi, Sep 20 2018". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 20 September 2018.
  3. ^ "Elite, Group B, Ranji Trophy at Hyderabad, Nov 20-23 2018". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 20 November 2018.
  4. ^ "Group E, Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy at Surat, Nov 11 2019". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 11 November 2019.
  5. ^ "Shikhar Dhawan to captain India on limited-overs tour of Sri Lanka". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 10 June 2021.
  6. ^ "Who is Simarjeet Singh: Who all are the five net bowlers for India's tour of Sri Lanka 2021?". The Sports Rush. 11 June 2021. Retrieved 11 June 2021.
  7. ^ "IND vs SL: Krunal, Hardik, Surya, Shaw among 8 to miss second T20". The Indian Express. 28 July 2021. Retrieved 28 July 2021.
  8. ^ "Mumbai Indians rope in Simarjeet Singh as Arjun Tendulkar's replacement". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 29 September 2021.
  9. ^ "IPL 2022 auction: The list of sold and unsold players". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 13 February 2022.
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