Gurjapneet Singh
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| Born | 8 November 1998 Ludhiana, Punjab | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Left-arm fast-medium | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Bowler | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 2024–present | Tamil Nadu | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Gurjapneet Singh (born 8 November 1998) is an Indian cricketer for Tamil Nadu cricket team and Chennai Super Kings. He is a left arm medium fast bowler and right-handed batsman.
Early life
He was born on November 8, 1998, in Ludhiana, Punjab.[1][2] He lived in Ambala in the state of Haryana but moved to Chennai in 2017 to pursue his cricketing ambitions.[3]
Career
He played college cricket and played in the TNCA third division for Egmore RC prior to playing for Dindigul Dragons in the Tamil Nadu Premier League in 2021.[3] There, he developed his skills and worked closely with Yo Mahesh. However, a back injury ruled him out of most of 2022.[2] He moved to Siechem Madurai Panthers for the 2023 TNPL and finished the season with 15 wickets at an average of 14.10.[4]
2024: First-class debut
In 2024, he acted as a net bowler for the Indian cricket team and had bowled out Virat Kohli at the Chepauk nets in the lead-up to their first Test match against Bangladesh in Chennai.[2] The spell also included Kohli giving him advice about adjusting his angle to bowl around the wicket when the ball wasn't moving.[5][6]
Be made his first-class cricket debut for Tamil Nadu cricket team in the 2024-25 Ranji Trophy against Saurashtra cricket team finishing with bowling figures of six for 22 on debut, including test batsman Cheteshwar Pujara, whom he trapped leg-before for a duck.[3][2] These were the best bowling figures by a Tamil Nadu fast bowler in a home match since 2005-06. In his maiden Ranji season, he captured 13 wickets in four matches.[1]
IPL
He acted as a net bowler for the Chennai Super Kings prior to their purchase of him for a Rs 2.2 crore in the 2025 IPL Super Auction following a bidding war between themselves, Lucknow Super Giants and the Gujarat Titans.[1] This figure was more than 7 times his pre-auction base price.[7]
Bowling style
He is a 6’3” left-arm seam bowler.[8] He is described as capable of bowling regularly at mid-130kmph with the ability to hit the deck hard and extract bounce and pace from the surface whilst being in possession of a deceptive back-of-the-hand slower ball and the ability to bowl yorkers.[9]
Personal life
He graduated with a B.A. and M.A. from Guru Nanak College, Chennai.[3] He is a Sikh.[10]
References
- ^ a b c "Who Is Gurjapneet Singh? Seamer To Share CSK Dressing Room With MS Dhoni". Times of India. 25 November 2024. Retrieved 10 January 2025.
- ^ a b c d "Gurjapneet brings pace to Tamil Nadu, via Ludhiana and Ambala". ESPN. 17 October 2024. Retrieved 10 January 2025.
- ^ a b c d "Tamil Nadu pacer Gurjapneet Singh's 6 for 22 on debut shows he is here to stay". Sportstar. 14 October 2024. Retrieved 10 January 2025.
- ^ "Meet Gurjapneet Singh, Tamil Nadu's newest pace sensation". Cricket.com. 15 October 2024. Retrieved 10 January 2025.
- ^ "Who is Gurjapneet Singh? The pace sensation who 'irked' Kohli in the nets and dismissed Pujara". Mathrubhumi. 15 October 2024. Retrieved 10 January 2025.
- ^ "'Kohli was angry when I bowled him out, but told me...': How Virat advice helped IND net bowler dismiss Pujara for duck". Himdustan Times. 14 October 2024. Retrieved 10 January 2025.
- ^ "IPL 2025 auction: Who is Gurjapneet Singh, Tamil Nadu left-arm pacer sold to CSK for Rs 2.2 crore, 7.33 times his base price". Sportstar. 15 November 2024. Retrieved 10 January 2025.
- ^ "IPL 2025 Auction: Who is Gurjapneet Singh? Chennai's new 'local player'". India Today. 25 November 2024. Retrieved 10 January 2025.
- ^ "Gurjapneet Singh, A TNPL star in making". New Indian Express. 6 July 2023. Retrieved 10 January 2025.
- ^ "Who is the new strapping Sikh pacer who led Tamil Nadu to a thumping innings and 70 run-win over Saurashtra?". Indian Express. 15 October 2024. Retrieved 10 January 2025.