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{{short description|Indian cricketer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2016}}
{{Use Indian English|date=September 2016}}
{{Infobox cricketer
| name = Shamsher Singh
| image =
| country = India
| nickname = Bobby<ref name=dies/>
| birth_date = {{Birth date|1972|10|16|df=yes}}
| birth_place = [[Hisar (city)|Hisar]], [[Haryana]], India
| death_date = {{death date and age|2013|3|21|1972|10|16|df=yes}}
| death_place = [[Jaipur]], [[Rajasthan]], India
| height =
| batting = Right-handed
| bowling = Right-arm [[fast bowling|medium-fast]]
| role = Bowler
| club1 = [[Rajasthan cricket team|Rajasthan]]
| year1 = 1992/93–2001/02
| clubnumber1 =
| columns = 2
| column1 = [[First-class cricket|FC]]
| matches1 = 33
| runs1 = 149
| bat avg1 = 5.73
| 100s/50s1 = 0/0
| top score1 = 18*
| deliveries1 = 4,506
| wickets1 = 55
| bowl avg1 = 35.45
| fivefor1 = 2
| tenfor1 = 0
| best bowling1 = 5/72
| catches/stumpings1 = 10/–
| column2 = [[List A cricket|List A]]
| matches2 = 26
| runs2 = 49
| bat avg2 = 8.16
| 100s/50s2 = 0/0
| top score2 = 18
| deliveries2 = 1,158
| wickets2 = 35
| bowl avg2 = 22.65
| fivefor2 = 1
| tenfor2 = n/a
| best bowling2 = 5/26
| catches/stumpings2 = 2/–
| date = 17 May 2016
| source = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/india/content/player/33925.html ESPNcricinfo]
}}

'''Shamsher Singh''' (16 October 1972 – 21 March 2013) was an Indian [[first-class cricket|first-class]] [[cricket]]er who represented [[Rajasthan cricket team|Rajasthan]].

==Life and career==
Born on 16 October 1972 at [[Hisar (city)|Hisar]], Singh moved to [[Rajasthan]] during his childhood. He appeared in 33 first-class and 26 [[List A]] matches for [[Rajasthan]] as a right-arm medium fast bowler. He made his first-class debut in 1992 at the age of 20. He went on to take 55 first-class wickets at an average of 35.45 and 35 List A wickets at 22.65.<ref>{{cite web|title=Shamsher Singh|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/8/8110/8110.html|publisher=CricketArchive|accessdate=19 May 2016}}</ref> His last first-class appearance came in January 2002 at the age of 29.<ref>{{cite web|title=First-Class Matches played by Shamsher Singh|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/8/8110/First-Class_Matches.html|publisher=CricketArchive|accessdate=19 May 2016}}</ref>

After his playing career, Singh became a selector for the [[Rajasthan Cricket Association]]. He worked as the team manager of [[Rajasthan Royals]] during [[2008 Indian Premier League]] and also as the manager of [[Central Zone cricket team|Central Zone]]. He started a cricket academy in [[Jaipur]] and is said to have convinced RCA to appoint [[Meyrick Pringle]] as the fast bowling coach of Rajasthan in 2011 after which Rajasthan successfully defended their Ranji title. Regarding Singh, Pringle said, "Whenever he spoke cricket, you wanted to actually listen. What he achieved at the first-class level he wanted to give back to Indian cricket through his academy."<ref name=dies>{{cite web|title=Former Rajasthan fast bowler Shamsher Singh dies|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/india/content/story/626210.html|publisher=ESPNcricinfo|accessdate=19 May 2016}}</ref>

Singh died of a [[heart attack]] on 21 March 2013 in [[Jaipur]].<ref name=dies/>

==References==
{{reflist}}

== External links ==
* {{ESPNcricinfo|id=33925}}
* {{CricketArchive|id=8110}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Singh, Shamsher}}
[[Category:1972 births]]
[[Category:2013 deaths]]
[[Category:Indian cricketers]]
[[Category:Rajasthan cricketers]]
[[Category:People from Hisar (city)]]
[[Category:Cricketers from Haryana]]
[[Category:Recipients of the Dhyan Chand Award]]

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