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RP Singh

R. P. Singh
Personal information
Full name Rudra Pratap Singh
Born (1985-12-06) 6 December 1985 (age 31)
Rae Bareli, Uttar Pradesh, India
Batting style Right-handed
Bowling style Left arm fast-medium
Role Bowler
International information
National side
Test debut 21 January 2006 v Pakistan
Last Test 18 August 2011 v England
ODI debut (cap 161) 4 September 2005 v Zimbabwe
Last ODI 16 September 2011 v England
ODI shirt no. 9
T20I debut (cap 13) 13 September 2007 v Scotland
Last T20I 16 June 2009 v South Africa
Domestic team information
Years Team
2003 – 2015 Uttar Pradesh
2007 Leicestershire
2008–2010 Deccan Chargers
2011 Kochi Tuskers Kerala
2012 Mumbai Indians
2013 Royal Challengers Bangalore
2015-present Gujarat
2016-present Rising Pune Supergiants
Career statistics
Competition Tests ODI FC LA
Matches 14 58 70 127
Runs scored 116 104 751 397
Batting average 7.25 10.40 10.01 10.44
100s/50s 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0
Top score 30 23* 47 35
Balls bowled 2,534 2,565 13,195 5874
Wickets 40 69 229 174
Bowling average 42.05 33.95 31.68 28.95
5 wickets in innings 1 0 9 3
10 wickets in match 0 0 1 0
Best bowling 5/59 4/35 6/50 5/30
Catches/stumpings 6/0 13/0 30/0 38/0
Source: CricketArchive, 28 February 2012

Rudra Pratap Singh About this sound pronunciation  (born 6 December 1985) is a left arm fast-medium bowler who has represented India in Test, One Day International and Twenty20 International cricket.

He first came in contention during the under-19 World Cup in Bangladesh in 2004, when he took eight wickets for a very impressive average of 24.75. He later performed consistently in the Ranji Trophy for Uttar Pradesh and impressive performances saw him earn a place in the ODI side in 2005. In 2015, he has switched from UP to Gujarat in domestic circuit and currently representing Gujarat in Ranji Trophy.

In his third one-day match, Singh got his first man of the match award as he played his part as India restricted Sri Lanka to a modest 196 all out. Swinging the ball on a batting wicket, he took 4 important wickets to rattle Sri Lanka. His bowling figures of 8.5 overs, 2 maidens, 35 runs and 4 wickets announced his arrival on the international stage. Singh was selected to make his Test debut in the 2nd Test against Pakistan in Faisalabad, Pakistan in January 2006. He won the man of the match award on his debut after taking 5 wickets in the match.

Singh's 4 wicket-haul in the fourth match of the one-day series against Pakistan in 2006, helped India take an unassailable 3–1 lead in the series, and won him the man of the match award. India went on to win the series 4–1. In his first 11 ODI matches, he was awarded the man of the match award 3 times.


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