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Full name | Mandeep Singh | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born |
Jalandhar, Punjab, India |
18 December 1991 ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Batting style | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bowling style | Right-arm medium | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Role | Middle-order batsman | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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T20I debut (cap 62) | 18 June 2016 v Zimbabwe | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Last T20I | June 22 2016 v Zimbabwe | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2010–present | Punjab | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2010 | Kolkata Knight Riders | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2011–2014 | Kings XI Punjab | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2015–present | Royal Challengers Bangalore | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: ESPNcricinfo, 29 January 2017 |
Mandeep Singh (born 18 December 1991) is an Indian cricketer. He plays for Punjab in the top-flight of Indian cricket. An attacking right-hand batsman who also occasionally bowls right arm medium pace, Mandeep has also played for India Blue cricket team and North Zone and is currently a part of the Royal Challengers Bangalore squad in the IPL. He has also played for Kolkata Knight Riders in the 2010 edition of the IPL. He was the vice-captain of the India Under-19 cricket team for the 2010 ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup.
In the 2012 season of IPL, Mandeep scored 432 runs from 16 matches, including two half-centuries, and ended the tournament as Kings XI Punjab's leading run-scorer. He was also adjudged the winner of "Rising Star of the tournament Award".
On 18 July 2012 he was included in 30 probables for the World T20 tournament to be played in Sri Lanka in September 2012. However, he was not selected in the final 15-member squad.
He made his Twenty20 International (T20I) debut against Zimbabwe at Harare Sports Club on 18 June 2016.
Mandeep play for Punjab in Ranji Trophy & Vijay Hazare Trophy and for North Zone in Other Zonal Tournament.
He was the highest run scorer in 2015 Vijay Hazare Trophy. On the back of his form in the tournament he was selected for 2015 tour of Zimbabwe.
Mandeep Singh's father is an athletics coach in Jalandhar. He was initially not happy with his sons cricketing ambition but was later satisfied when saw his son's cricketing potential. He also once fielded for South Africa A.