Pratham Singh (born 31 August 1992) is an Indian cricketer. He is a left-handed opening batter who plays for Railways in domestic cricket and was part of the Kolkata Knight Riders squad for the 2022 edition of the Indian Premier League. [1] He made his List A debut for Railways in the 2016–17 Vijay Hazare Trophy on 26 February 2017.[2] He made his first-class debut for Railways in the 2017–18 Ranji Trophy on 9 November 2017.[3] He made his Twenty20 debut for Railways in the 2018–19 Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy on 21 February 2019.[4][5]
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| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 31 August 1992 Delhi, India |
| Batting | Left-handed |
| Role | Top-order batter |
| Domestic team information | |
| Years | Team |
| 2017-present | Railways |
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 26 February 2017 | |
Pratham was born on 31 August 1992 and currently lives in Delhi. He obtained his Bachelor of Technology in Electronics and Communication from J.S.S. Academy of Technical Education in 2015.[6] He got an admission in Indian School of Business, Hyderabad for post graduate program in 2022 which he deferred.[7][8][9][10]
Pratham is a left-handed opening batsman and right-handed off spinner.[7][8][11] In 2017, he made his debut in List A cricket and represented Railways in the 2016–17 Vijay Hazare Trophy. He scored 73 runs off 154 balls in his Ranji Trophy debut against Maharashtra.[12] He was the 3rd highest run-scorer in India in the 2018–19 Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy, with 438 runs in 10 innings averaging 54.75.[7][13][14][15]
He was the highest scorer for Railways in 2020–21 Vijay Hazare Trophy with a total of 299 runs with a highest of 127 against Karnataka averaging 74.75. Pratham set a record by scoring 4 consecutive fifties in the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy.[16][9]
In 2017, Pratham was bought by Gujarat Lions in the 2017 IPL auction.[8] In February 2022, he was bought by the Kolkata Knight Riders for INR 20 lakh in the auction for the 2022 Indian Premier League tournament.[17][9]
References
edit- ^ "Pratham Singh". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 26 February 2017.
- ^ "Vijay Hazare Trophy, Group A: Haryana v Railways at Delhi, Feb 26, 2017". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 26 February 2017.
- ^ "Group A, Ranji Trophy at Pune, Nov 9-12 2017". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 9 November 2017.
- ^ "Group C, Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy at Indore, Feb 21 2019". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 21 February 2019.
- ^ Karhadkar, Amol (2 March 2019). "Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy: Punjab caps off below-par campaign with win". The Hindu. Retrieved 17 August 2022.
- ^ "इंजीनियरिंग के बाद बना क्रिकेटर, लॉकडाउन में पास की MBA की परीक्षा, अब KKR में खेलेगा!". TV9 Bharatvarsh (in Hindi). 28 March 2022. Retrieved 17 August 2022.
- ^ a b c Mandani, Rasesh (1 April 2022). "For Knight Pratham Singh, it's cricket over MBA". Hindustan Times. Retrieved 17 August 2022.
- ^ a b c "IPL 2022: Erudite Pratham looking to dazzle in KKR colours". News9Live. 26 March 2022. Retrieved 17 August 2022.
- ^ a b c Bose, Soumitra; Kumar, Aditya (31 March 2022). "IPL 2022: KKR's Pratham Singh Awaits First Big Break – 10 Newcomers To Watch Out For". Outlook (Indian magazine). Retrieved 17 August 2022.
- ^ "प्रथम सिंह के आईपीएल में चुने जाने पर जिले में हर्ष का माहौल". Hindustan (in Hindi). Retrieved 17 August 2022.
- ^ "For Knight Pratham Singh, it's cricket over MBA". Hindustan Times. 1 April 2022. Retrieved 23 August 2022.
- ^ "Full Scorecard of Maharashtra vs Railways Group A 2017/18 - Score Report". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 19 July 2022.
- ^ "Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy, 2018/19 Cricket Team Records & Stats". Cricinfo. Retrieved 17 August 2022.
- ^ Bandarupalli, Sampath (14 March 2019). "Stats: Karnataka clinche the Syed Mushtaq Ali T20 with a record winning streak". CricTracker. Retrieved 17 August 2022.
- ^ Kumar, Manoj (27 April 2022). "Who is Pratham Singh? – All you need to know about the KKR's Engineer turned opening batter". CricTracker. Retrieved 17 August 2022.
- ^ "IPL 2022: इस पहलू से बहुत लकी रहे केकेआर के प्रथम सिंह, आईपीएल को लेकर बहुत ही उत्साहित". NDTVIndia. Retrieved 17 August 2022.
- ^ "IPL 2022 auction: The list of sold and unsold players". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 13 February 2022.
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