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	==Personal life==		==Personal life==
	Singh was born on 5 December 2002 in [[Jalandhar]], in [[Punjab, India]].<ref name="Bio"/> He moved to the UAE with his family at the age of three, after his father secured work in [[Fujairah]]. The family settled in [[Al Dhaid]] and he grew up playing [[tape ball]] cricket in the streets.<ref name=radley2023>{{cite news\|url=https://www.thenationalnews.com/sport/cricket/2023/05/29/lovepreet-singhs-long-journey-rewarded-with-uae-selection/\|title=Lovepreet ~~Singh’s~~ long journey rewarded with UAE selection\|newspaper=The National\|location=Abu Dhabi\|first=Paul\|last=Radley\|date=29 May 2023\|access-date=7 June 2023}}</ref>		Singh was born on 5 December 2002 in [[Jalandhar]], in [[Punjab, India]].<ref name="Bio"/> He moved to the UAE with his family at the age of three, after his father secured work in [[Fujairah]]. The family settled in [[Al Dhaid]] and he grew up playing [[tape ball]] cricket in the streets.<ref name=radley2023>{{cite news\|url=https://www.thenationalnews.com/sport/cricket/2023/05/29/lovepreet-singhs-long-journey-rewarded-with-uae-selection/\|title=Lovepreet Singh's long journey rewarded with UAE selection\|newspaper=The National\|location=Abu Dhabi\|first=Paul\|last=Radley\|date=29 May 2023\|access-date=7 June 2023}}</ref>

	==Career==		==Career==

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{{short description|Emirati cricketer}}
{{use dmy dates|date=December 2019}}
{{Infobox cricketer
| name = Lovepreet Singh
| image =
| country = United Arab Emirates
| fullname =
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|2002|12|5|df=yes}}
| birth_place = [[Jalandhar]], [[Punjab, India|Punjab]], [[India]]
| heightft =
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| batting = Right-handed
| bowling = Right-arm [[leg spin]]
| role = [[Batsman]]

| international = true
| internationalspan = 2023-present

| odidebutdate = 6 June
| odidebutyear = 2023
| odidebutagainst = West Indies
| odicap = 105
| lastodidate = 9 June
| lastodiyear = 2023
| lastodiagainst = West Indies

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| date = 9 June 2023
| source = https://www.espncricinfo.com/cricketers/lovepreet-singh-1241238 ESPNcricinfo
}}
'''Lovepreet Singh''' (born 5 December 2002) is a [[cricket]]er who plays for the [[United Arab Emirates national cricket team]]. He is a right-handed batsman and right-arm [[leg spin]] bowler.<ref name="Bio">{{Cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/cricketers/lovepreet-singh-1241238 |title=Lovepreet Singh |access-date=7 June 2023 |work=ESPNcricinfo}}</ref>

==Personal life==
Singh was born on 5 December 2002 in [[Jalandhar]], in [[Punjab, India]].<ref name="Bio"/> He moved to the UAE with his family at the age of three, after his father secured work in [[Fujairah]]. The family settled in [[Al Dhaid]] and he grew up playing [[tape ball]] cricket in the streets.<ref name=radley2023>{{cite news|url=https://www.thenationalnews.com/sport/cricket/2023/05/29/lovepreet-singhs-long-journey-rewarded-with-uae-selection/|title=Lovepreet Singh’s long journey rewarded with UAE selection|newspaper=The National|location=Abu Dhabi|first=Paul|last=Radley|date=29 May 2023|access-date=7 June 2023}}</ref>

==Career==
Singh attended the Goltay Cricket Academy in [[Dubai]] where he was coached by [[Shahzad Altaf]]. After impressing with the bat in a 50-over tournament in [[Ajman]], in May 2023 he was named in the UAE national squad for [[West Indian cricket team in the United Arab Emirates in 2023|an ODI series against the West Indies]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://emiratescricket.com/news-detail/BErm0wMvbmqpbYAlO1nq |title=List of 22 players announced for UAE-West Indies ODI series |work=Emirates Cricket Board |access-date=9 June 2023}}</ref> He is the first [[Sikh]] to play international cricket for the UAE.<ref name=radley2023/>

Singh made his [[One Day International]] (ODI) debut against the West Indies on 7 June 2023.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1377006.html |title=2nd ODI (D/N), Sharjah, June 06, 2023, West Indies tour of United Arab Emirates |access-date=9 June 2023 |work=ESPNcricinfo}}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
* {{cricinfo|id=1241238}}

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[[Category:Cricketers from Jalandhar]]
[[Category:Emirati cricketers]]
[[Category:United Arab Emirates One Day International cricketers]]
[[Category:Indian expatriate sportspeople in the United Arab Emirates]]

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