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{{Infobox cricketer<br />
| name = Shakti Singh<br />
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| country = India<br />
| fullname = <br />
| nickname = <br />
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1968|5|19|df=yes}}<br />
| birth_place = [[Mandi, Himachal Pradesh|Mandi]], [[Himachal Pradesh]], India<br />
| heightft = <br />
| heightinch = <br />
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| batting = Right-handed<br />
| bowling = Right-arm [[Fast bowling|medium-fast]]<br />
| role = <br />
| family = <br />
| club1 = [[Himachal Pradesh cricket team|Himachal Pradesh]]<br />
| year1 = 1987/88–2002/03<br />
| clubnumber1 = <br />
| club2 = [[Delhi cricket team|Delhi]]<br />
| year2 = 1993/94–1996/97<br />
| clubnumber2 = <br />
| columns = 2<br />
| column1 = [[First-class cricket|FC]]<br />
| matches1 = 58<br />
| runs1 = 1,416<br />
| bat avg1 = 17.26<br />
| 100s/50s1 = 1/3<br />
| top score1 = 128<br />
| deliveries1 = 10,715<br />
| wickets1 = 200<br />
| bowl avg1 = 26.09<br />
| fivefor1 = 16<br />
| tenfor1 = 3<br />
| best bowling1 = 7/37<br />
| catches/stumpings1 = 13/–<br />
| column2 = [[List A cricket|List A]]<br />
| matches2 = 28<br />
| runs2 = 124<br />
| bat avg2 = 6.88<br />
| 100s/50s2 = 0/0<br />
| top score2 = 27<br />
| deliveries2 = 1,400<br />
| wickets2 = 36<br />
| bowl avg2 = 24.66<br />
| fivefor2 = 0<br />
| tenfor2 = n/a<br />
| best bowling2 = 3/27<br />
| catches/stumpings2 = 2/–<br />
| date = 10 January<br />
| year = 2016<br />
| source = http://www.espncricinfo.com/india/content/player/29092.html ESPNcricinfo<br />
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'''Shakti Singh''' (born 19 May 1968) is an Indian [[first-class cricket|first-class]] [[cricket]]er turned [[playback singer]]. He played cricket for [[Himachal Pradesh cricket team|Himachal Pradesh]] and [[Delhi cricket team|Delhi]]. After retirement, he became a match referee and Bollywood playback singer.<br />
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==Life and career==<br />
Singh played as a bowling [[all-rounder]] who batted right-handed and bowled right-arm [[Fast bowling|medium-fast]]. In a playing career that spanned 16 seasons, he appeared in 58 first-class and 28 [[List A]] matches playing mainly for Himachal Pradesh and Delhi. In 1991, he was sent to Australia to train under [[Dennis Lillee]].<ref name=deccan/> He is best known for his knock of 128 for Himachal Pradesh against Haryana in the [[1990–91 Ranji Trophy]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Himachal Pradesh v Haryana in 1990/91|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/53/53625.html|publisher=CricketArchive|accessdate=11 January 2016}}</ref> In the innings, he hit 14 sixes, an Indian first-class record,<ref name=ibn>{{cite web|title=Shakti Singh: the record-holder turned singer|url=http://www.ibnlive.com/cricketnext/news/shakti-singh-the-record-holder-turned-singer-585209.html|publisher=IBNLive|accessdate=11 January 2016}}</ref> and also broke the record of fastest fifty in Ranji Trophy, reaching the mark in just 18 balls. This record was surpassed by [[Bandeep Singh]], in 2015, who reached his fifty in 15 balls.<ref>{{cite web|title=Bandeep Singh's 16-ball 51 powers J&K ahead|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ranji-trophy-2015-16/content/story/933011.html|publisher=ESPNcricinfo|accessdate=11 January 2016}}</ref><br />
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Singh became a match referee after retirement. He also started a career as playback singer in 2006. He has sung for [[Bollywood]] films such as ''[[Mera Dil Leke Dekho]]'', ''[[Atithi Tum Kab Jaoge?]]'', ''[[Life Partner]]'', ''[[Patiala House (film)|Patiala House]]''<ref name=ibn/> and ''[[Kab Tak]]''.<ref>{{cite web|title=Singing a different tune|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-metroplus/singing-a-different-tune/article2243562.ece|publisher=The Hindu|accessdate=11 January 2016}}</ref> He has worked with music composers such as [[Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy]] and [[Pritam Chakraborty]].<ref name=deccan>{{cite web|title=Match referee Shakti on song, off the field|url=http://www.deccanchronicle.com/131202/sports-cricket/article/match-referee-shakti-song-field|publisher=Deccan Chronicle|accessdate=11 January 2016}}</ref><br />
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== External links ==<br />
* {{cricinfo|ref=ci/content/player/33922.html}}<br />
* {{cricketarchive|ref=Archive/Players/9/9521/9521.html}}<br />
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