Gurdeep Singh (born 19 January 1998) is a Kenyan cricketer.[1] He has played in one One Day International match for the national team. He played in the final match of the 2011–13 ICC World Cricket League Championship, against Afghanistan, on 4 October 2013. At the age of 15 years and 258 days, he became the second-youngest player to debut in an ODI.[2]
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| Full name | Gurdeep Singh | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 19 January 1998 Nairobi, Kenya | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Left-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Legbreak | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Opening batsman | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Only ODI (cap 50) | 4 October 2013 v Afghanistan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| T20I debut (cap 34) | 10 September 2021 v Uganda | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last T20I | 18 November 2021 v Nigeria | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 18 November 2021 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
In January 2018, he was named in Kenya's squad for the 2018 ICC World Cricket League Division Two tournament.[3] In September 2018, he was named in Kenya's squad for the 2018 Africa T20 Cup.[4] The following month, he was named in Kenya's squad for the 2018 ICC World Cricket League Division Three tournament in Oman.[5]
In August 2021, he was named in Kenya's Twenty20 International (T20I) squad for the 2021–22 Uganda Tri-Nation Series.[6] He made his T20I debut on 10 September 2021, for Kenya against Uganda.[7] In October 2021, he was named in Kenya's squad for the Regional Final of the 2021 ICC Men's T20 World Cup Africa Qualifier tournament in Rwanda.[8]
References edit
- ^ "Gurdeep Singh". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 23 January 2015.
- ^ "Rohit Kumar Paudel becomes fourth youngest ODI debutant". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 3 August 2018.
- ^ "Cricket Kenya hire Pakistani match analyst". Daily Nation. Retrieved 25 January 2018.
- ^ "Kenya Squad". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 12 September 2018.
- ^ "Siblings lead team: David and Collins Obuya appointed national team coach and captain respectively". The Star, Kenya. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
- ^ "Kenya names men's squad for Uganda/Nigeria series". Cricket Kenya. Retrieved 31 August 2021.
- ^ "1st Match, Entebbe, Sep 10 2021, Uganda T20 Tri-Series". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 10 September 2021.
- ^ "Patel back as Kenya names Africa Regional Final squad". Kenya Cricket. Retrieved 26 October 2021.