Himmat Singh (cricketer)

Himmat Singh (born 8 November 1996) is an Indian cricketer who plays for Delhi in domestic cricket. He bats right-handed and bowls right-arm off break. He represented Delhi at the Under-16, Under-19 and Under-23 levels and North Zone at the Under-19 level.[1]

Himmat Singh
Personal information
Born (1996-11-08) 8 November 1996 (age 28)
Delhi, India
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight arm off break
RoleBatsman
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2015–presentDelhi
2019Royal Challengers Bangalore
Source: ESPNcricinfo

Himmat was selected in the Delhi squad for 2014–15 Ranji Trophy after his fine performance for the Delhi Under-19s, but did not appear in any of the matches.[2] He made his List A cricket debut at the age of 19 during the 2015–16 Vijay Hazare Trophy in December 2015. Later that month, Himmat's father Tejbir Singh filed a criminal defamation case against Kirti Azad, Bishan Singh Bedi, Surinder Khanna and Sameer Bahadur for allegedly stating that Tejbir had exchanged 25 lakh for his son's selection in the Delhi squad for the Vijay Hazare Trophy.[3]

He made his first-class debut for Delhi in the 2017–18 Ranji Trophy on 14 October 2017.[4] He made his Twenty20 debut for Delhi in the 2017–18 Zonal T20 League on 9 January 2018.[5]

In December 2018, he was named in India's team for the 2018 ACC Emerging Teams Asia Cup.[6] Later the same month, he was bought by the Royal Challengers Bangalore in the player auction for the 2019 Indian Premier League.[7][8] He was released by the Royal Challengers Bangalore ahead of the 2020 IPL auction.[9]

References

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  1. ^ "Teams Himmat Singh played for". CricketArchive. Retrieved 25 December 2015.
  2. ^ "Himmat Singh, 18, included in Delhi Ranji Trophy squad". The Indian Express. Retrieved 25 December 2015.
  3. ^ "DDCA row: Cricketer's father files defamation case against Kirti Azad, Bishan Singh Bedi". The Indian Express. Retrieved 25 December 2015.
  4. ^ "Group A, Ranji Trophy at Delhi, Oct 14-17 2017". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 14 October 2017.
  5. ^ "North Zone, Inter State Twenty-20 Tournament at Delhi, Jan 9 2018". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 9 January 2018.
  6. ^ "India Under-23s Squad". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 3 December 2018.
  7. ^ "IPL 2019 auction: The list of sold and unsold players". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 18 December 2018.
  8. ^ "IPL 2019 Auction: Who got whom". The Times of India. Retrieved 18 December 2018.
  9. ^ "Where do the eight franchises stand before the 2020 auction?". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 15 November 2019.
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