Gajanand Singh (born 3 October 1987) is a Guyanese-American cricketer who plays for the United States national cricket team. He previously represented the West Indies under-19 cricket team at the 2006 U-19 Cricket World Cup in Sri Lanka and played first-class and List A cricket for Guyana.[1]
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| Born | 3 October 1987 Cumberland, East Berbice-Corentyne, Guyana | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Left-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm off-spin | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| ODI debut (cap 33) | 6 September 2021 v PNG | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last ODI | 18 June 2023 v West Indies | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| T20I debut (cap 18) | 7 November 2021 v Belize | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last T20I | 17 July 2022 v PNG | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2007/08–2010/11 | Guyana | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2017 | Guyana Amazon Warriors (squad no. 46) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 18 June 2023 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Singh made his Twenty20 debut for Guyana Amazon Warriors in the 2017 Caribbean Premier League on 6 August 2017.[2]
In January 2021, USA Cricket named Singh in a 44-man squad to begin training in Texas ahead of the 2021 Oman Tri-Nation Series.[3][4] In June 2021, he was selected to take part in the Minor League Cricket tournament in the United States following the players' draft.[5] In August 2021, Singh was named in the United States' One Day International (ODI) squad for the rescheduled tri-series in Oman and their matches against Papua New Guinea.[6] He made his ODI debut on 6 September 2021, for the United States against Papua New Guinea.[7]
In October 2021, he was named in the American Twenty20 International (T20I) squad for the 2021 ICC Men's T20 World Cup Americas Qualifier tournament in Antigua.[8] He made his T20I debut on 7 November 2021, for the United States against Belize.[9]
In May 2024, he was named a reserve player of the American squad for the 2024 ICC Men's T20 World Cup tournament.[10]
References
edit- ^ "Gajanand Singh". www.cricketarchive.com. Retrieved 16 March 2010.
- ^ "4th Match, Caribbean Premier League at Lauderhill, Aug 6, 2017". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 7 August 2017.
- ^ "Former West Indies player Narsingh Deonarine part of USA training camp". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 23 January 2021.
- ^ "USA Cricket Selection Update". USA Cricket. Retrieved 23 January 2021.
- ^ "All 27 Teams Complete Initial Roster Selection Following Minor League Cricket Draft". USA Cricket. Retrieved 11 June 2021.
- ^ "Former Guyana batter Gajanand Singh earns USA call-up as part of revamped squad". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 27 August 2021.
- ^ "1st ODI, Al Amerat, Sep 6 2021, Papua New Guinea v United States of America ODI Series". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 6 September 2021.
- ^ "Team USA Men's Squad Named for T20 World Cup Americas Qualifier in Antigua". USA Cricket. Retrieved 20 October 2021.
- ^ "1st Match, Coolidge, Nov 7 2021, ICC Men's T20 World Cup Americas Region Qualifier". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 7 November 2021.
- ^ "United States of America's Squad for T20I World Cup 2024". ScoreWaves. Retrieved 7 June 2024.