Virandeep Singh (born 23 March 1999) is a Malaysian cricketer who currently plays and captains the Malaysia cricket team.[1] His elder brother, Pavandeep Singh, is also a Malaysian cricketer.
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| Full name | Virandeep Singh Jagjit Singh | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 23 March 1999 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Slow left-arm orthodox | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Relations | Pavandeep Singh (brother) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| T20I debut (cap 11) | 24 June 2019 v Thailand | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Last T20I | 31 October 2023 v Nepal | ||||||||||||||||||||
Source: Cricinfo, 31 October 2023 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Career
editHe played for Malaysia in the 2017 ICC World Cricket League Division Three tournament in May 2017.[2] Prior to the Division 3 tournament, he was captain of the national side for the 2016 Under-19 Asia Cup.[3] In April 2018, he was named in Malaysia's squad for the 2018 ICC World Cricket League Division Four tournament, held in Malaysia.[4]
He was in Malaysia's squad for the 2018 Asia Cup Qualifier tournament,[5][6] and was the leading run-scorer for Malaysia in the tournament, with 165 runs in five matches.[7] In October 2018, he was named in Malaysia's squad in the Eastern sub-region group for the 2018–19 ICC World Twenty20 Asia Qualifier tournament.[8]
In June 2019, he was named in Malaysia's squad for the 2019 Malaysia Tri-Nation Series tournament.[9] He made his Twenty20 International (T20I) debut for Malaysia, against Thailand, on 24 June 2019.[10] He made his List A debut for Malaysia, against Denmark, in the 2019 Malaysia Cricket World Cup Challenge League A tournament on 16 September 2019.[11] He finished the tournament as the leading run-scorer for Malaysia, with 181 runs in five matches.[12]
In September 2019, he was named as the captain of Malaysia's squad for their series against Vanuatu.[13] In the opening match of the tour, at the age of 20 years and 190 days,[14] Singh became the youngest male cricketer to captain a side in a T20I match.[15]
References
edit- ^ "Virandeep Singh". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 23 May 2017.
- ^ "ICC World Cricket League Division Three, Malaysia v Singapore at Kampala, May 23, 2017". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 23 May 2017.
- ^ "Malaysia Under-19s Squad". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 23 May 2017.
- ^ "Six teams travel to Malaysia on road to ICC Cricket World Cup 2023". International Cricket Council. 28 April 2018. Retrieved 28 April 2018.
- ^ "Malaysia Team". Asian Cricket Council. Retrieved 23 August 2018.
- ^ "Malaysia put seasoned players forward for ACC Asia Cup Qualifiers 2018". Cricket Malaysia. Retrieved 23 August 2018.
- ^ "Asia Cup Qualifiers, 2018/19: Malaysia / Minor cricket (one-day/limited overs) / Batting and bowling averages". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 4 September 2018.
- ^ "Exciting battle on the cards in the ICC World T20 Asia Qualifier B in Malaysia". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 2 October 2018.
- ^ "Malaysia (MCA T20i Tri-Series 2019)". CricClubs. Retrieved 22 June 2019.
- ^ "1st Match, Malaysia Tri-Nation T20I Series at Kuala Lumpur, Jun 24 2019". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 24 June 2019.
- ^ "1st Match, CWC Challenge League Group A at Kuala Lumpur, Sep 16 2019". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 16 September 2019.
- ^ "CWC Challenge League Group A, 2019-2021/22 - Malaysia: Batting and bowling averages". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 26 September 2019.
- ^ "Malaysia Squad". Malaysian Cricket Association. Retrieved 28 September 2019.
- ^ "Twenty20 Internationals Records: Youngest captains". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 12 May 2020.
- ^ "Wonder Women – Ten T20I records women own". Women's CricZone. Retrieved 21 April 2020.