Simarjeet Singh
Personal information
Born (1998-01-17) 17 January 1998
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

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

  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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