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Shashank Singh

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Shashank Singh
Personal information
Born (1991-11-21) 21 November 1991 (age 33)
BattingRight-handed
Bowling
RoleBatting all-rounder
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2015–2018Mumbai
2018–2019Puducherry
2019–presentChhattisgarh
2019-2021Rajasthan Royals
2022Sunrisers Hyderabad
2024–presentPunjab Kings
Career statistics
Competition FC LA T20
Matches 23 35 87
Runs scored 872 1,054 1,464
Batting average 29.06 40.53 27.11
100s/50s 1/6 2/3 0/9
Top score 122 154 68*
Balls bowled 1,377 1,149 396
Wickets 16 37 20
Bowling average 46.75 29.86 28.30
5 wickets in innings 0 1 0
10 wickets in match 0 0 0
Best bowling 3/43 5/20 3/4
Catches/stumpings 5/– 7/– 29/–
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 24 May 2025

Shashank Singh (born 21 November 1991) is an Indian cricketer who plays for Punjab Kings. He is a right-handed batsman, as well as a right-arm offbreak bowler.[1]

Career

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Shashank played club village cricket in the north east of England for Boldon CACC. He impressed heavily in the local region, and showed great potential.

He made his List A debut on 10 December 2015 in the 2015–16 Vijay Hazare Trophy.[2] In February 2017, he was bought by the Delhi Daredevils team for the 2017 Indian Premier League for 10 lakhs.[3]

In December 2018, he was bought by Rajasthan Royals in the player auction for the 2019 Indian Premier League.[4][5] He made his first-class debut on 9 December 2019, for Chhattisgarh in the 2019–20 Ranji Trophy.[6]

In February 2022, he was bought by Sunrisers Hyderabad in the auction for the 2022 Indian Premier League tournament.[7]

In November 2023, he became the first Indian list A-cricketer to score 150 runs and take five wickets in the same match against Manipur, during the 2023–24 Vijay Hazare Trophy.[8] In December 2023, he was bought by the Punjab Kings for the 2024 Indian Premier League for 20 lakhs.[9] On 4 April 2024, he scored 61 not out from 29 balls against Gujarat Titans and was instrumental in the victory for his side Punjab Kings.[10]

References

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  1. ^ "Shashank Singh". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 22 December 2015.
  2. ^ "Vijay Hazare Trophy, Group A: Mumbai v Punjab at Hyderabad, Dec 10, 2015". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 22 December 2015.
  3. ^ "List of players sold and unsold at IPL auction 2017". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 20 February 2017.
  4. ^ "IPL 2019 auction: The list of sold and unsold players". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 18 December 2018.
  5. ^ "IPL 2019 Auction: Who got whom". The Times of India. Retrieved 18 December 2018.
  6. ^ "Elite, Group C, Ranji Trophy at Raipur, Dec 9-12 2019". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 9 December 2019.
  7. ^ "IPL 2022 auction: The list of sold and unsold players". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 13 February 2022.
  8. ^ "Vijay Hazare Trophy 2023: Chhattisgarh Ace Shashank Singh Makes Indian First Class Cricket History". Outlook. Retrieved 29 November 2023.
  9. ^ "Shashank Singh 'confusion' a case of mistaken identity, say Punjab Kings". ESPNcricinfo. 20 December 2023. Retrieved 1 May 2025.
  10. ^ "MP के स्पेशल डीजी शैलेश सिंह के बेटे शशांक को मिली IPL में जगह, सनराइजर हैदराबाद से खेलेंगे | MP special DG shailesh singh son shashank singh will play in IPL". Patrika News (in Hindi). 14 February 2022.
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