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{{short description|Dutch cricketer}}
{{use dmy dates|date=September 2019}}
{{Infobox cricketer
| name = Vikramjit Singh
| image =
| country = Netherlands
| fullname = Vikramjit Singh
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|2003|1|9|df=yes}}
| birth_place = [[Cheema Khurd]], [[Punjab, India|Punjab]], [[India]]
| batting = Left-handed
| bowling = Right-arm [[Fast bowling|medium-fast]]
| role = [[Batting (cricket)|Batsman]]

| international = true
| internationalspan = 2019-present

| odidebutdate = 20 June
| odidebutyear = 2022
| odidebutagainst = New Zealand
| odicap = 79
| lastodidate = 6 July
| lastodiyear = 2023
| lastodiagainst = Scotland
| odishirt = 7

| T20Idebutdate = 19 September
| T20Idebutyear = 2019
| T20Idebutagainst = Ireland
| T20Icap = 49
| lastT20Idate = 27 October
| lastT20Iyear = 2022
| lastT20Iagainst = India
| T20Ishirt = 7

| columns = 4
| column1 = [[One Day International|ODI]]
| matches1 = 25
| runs1 = 808
| bat avg1 = 32.32
| 100s/50s1 = 1/4
| top score1 = 110
| deliveries1 = 174
| wickets1 = 7
| bowl avg1 = 24.14
| fivefor1 = 0
| tenfor1 = 0
| best bowling1 = 2/12
| catches/stumpings1 = 6/–
| column2 = [[Twenty20 International|T20I]]
| matches2 = 8
| runs2 = 76
| bat avg2 = 9.50
| 100s/50s2 = 0/0
| top score2 = 39
| deliveries2 = –
| wickets2 = –
| bowl avg2 = –
| fivefor2 = –
| tenfor2 = –
| best bowling2 = –
| catches/stumpings2 = 0/–
| column3 = [[List A cricket|LA]]
| matches3 = 27
| runs3 = 809
| bat avg3 = 29.96
| 100s/50s3 = 1/4
| top score3 = 110
| deliveries3 = 204
| wickets3 = 8
| bowl avg3 = 23.50
| fivefor3 = 0
| tenfor3 = 0
| best bowling3 = 2/12
| catches/stumpings3 = 9/–
| column4 = [[Twenty20|T20]]
| matches4 = 8
| runs4 = 76
| bat avg4 = 9.50
| 100s/50s4 = 0/0
| top score4 = 39
| deliveries4 = –
| wickets4 = –
| bowl avg4 = –
| fivefor4 = –
| tenfor4 = –
| best bowling4 = –
| catches/stumpings4 = 0/–

| date = 11 July 2023
| source = http://www.espncricinfo.com/netherlands/content/player/1153767.html Cricinfo
}}
'''Vikramjit Singh''' (born 9 January 2003) is a Dutch [[cricket]]er.<ref name="Bio">{{Cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/1153767.html |title=Vikramjit Singh |access-date=19 September 2019 |work=ESPN Cricinfo}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.emergingcricket.com/insight/emerging-players-to-watch-under-21-part-2/6/ |title=Emerging Players to Watch Under 21: Part 2 |work=Emerging Cricket |access-date=20 April 2020}}</ref> He has played for the [[Netherlands national cricket team]] since 2019 as a left-handed [[opening batsman]].

==Personal life==
Singh was born on 9 January 2003 in [[Cheema Khurd]], [[Punjab, India]] to a [[Sikh]] family.<ref name="Bio"/><ref>{{Cite news |title=Vikramjit Singh's family escaped 1984 riots: Netherlands sikh batter's story, know it all here - IN PICS |work=ZeeNews |url=https://zeenews.india.com/photos/sports/vikramjit-singhs-escaped-1984-riots-netherlands-sikh-batters-story-know-it-all-here-in-pics-2527411/vikramjits-family-faced-racism-in-netherlands-early-on-2527414}}</ref> His grandfather Khushi Cheema fled to the Netherlands following the [[1984 anti-Sikh riots]] and initially worked as a taxi driver before establishing a transport company in [[Amstelveen]]. The family moved back and forth between the Netherlands and India over the following decades, before settling permanently in the Netherlands when Singh was seven.<ref name=icc>{{cite news|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cgKXhO8ALLU|title=U19 CWCQ Europe Div 2: Meet Vikramjit Singh|publisher=ICC|date=3 August 2018|accessdate=16 August 2022}}</ref><ref name=raj>{{cite news|url=https://www.msn.com/en-in/sports/other/family-fled-punjab-in-the-80s-19-yr-old-at-t20-world-cup-for-netherlands/amp/ar-AA13pSvP|title=Family fled Punjab in the ’80s, 19-yr-old at T20 World Cup for Netherlands|first=Pratyush|last=Raj|date=27 October 2022|access-date=4 July 2023|newspaper=The Indian Express}}</ref>

==Junior career==
Singh was spotted at the age of eleven by Netherlands captain [[Peter Borren]], who convinced him to play club cricket for [[VRA Amsterdam]]. He received private coaching from Borren and [[Amit Uniyal]], attending Uniyal's academy in [[Chandigarh]] for several years.<ref name=raj/> He made his debut for Netherlands A at the age of 15.<ref name=icc/>

Singh represented the [[Netherlands national under-19 cricket team]] at the [[2020 Under-19 Cricket World Cup qualification#Europe|2019 Under-19 World Cup Europe Qualifier]]. He finished as the second-highest run-scorer at the tournament behind Scotland's [[Tomas Mackintosh]], recording 304 runs from five innings including 133 against France.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/iccu19wc-qlf-europe-2019-1194300/stats|title=ICC Under-19 World Cup Qualifier Europe Region 2019|publisher=ESPNcricinfo|access-date=4 July 2023}}</ref>

==Senior career==
In September 2019, Singh was named in the Netherlands' [[Twenty20 International]] (T20I) squad for the [[2019–20 Ireland Tri-Nation Series]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.kncb.nl/en/news/ryan-campbell-announces-squad-for-t20-world-cup-qualifier/ |title=Ryan Campbell announces squad for T20 World Cup Qualifier |work=Royal Dutch Cricket Association |access-date=8 September 2019}}</ref> He made his T20I debut for the Netherlands, against [[Scotland national cricket team|Scotland]], on 19 September 2019.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1200428.html |title=5th Match, Ireland Tri-Nation T20I Series at Dublin (Malahide), Sep 19 2019 |work=ESPN Cricinfo |access-date=19 September 2019}}</ref> In April 2020, he was one of seventeen Dutch-based cricketers to be named in the team's senior squad.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cricketeurope.com/DATABASE/ARTICLES2020/articles/000004/000430.shtml |title=Dutch men's squads announced |work=Cricket Europe |access-date=6 May 2020}}</ref>

He made his [[List A cricket|List A]] debut on 11 May 2021, for the Netherlands A team against the [[Ireland Wolves cricket team|Ireland Wolves]], during their [[Netherlands A cricket team in Ireland in 2021|tour of Ireland]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1262763.html |title=1st unofficial ODI, Wicklow, May 11 2021, Netherlands A Tour of Ireland |work=ESPN Cricinfo |access-date=11 May 2021}}</ref> Later the same month, he was named in the Dutch [[One Day International]] (ODI) squad for their series [[Scottish cricket team in the Netherlands in 2021|against Scotland]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.kncb.nl/en/news/preview-first-odi-in-ten-years-between-netherlands-and-scotland-19-21-may/ |title=Preview: first ODI in ten years between Netherlands and Scotland (19 & 21 May) |work=Royal Dutch Cricket Association |access-date=17 May 2021}}</ref> In February 2022, he was named in the Dutch ODI squad for their series [[Dutch cricket team in New Zealand in 2021–22|against New Zealand]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.kncb.nl/en/news/cricket-selection-announced-for-tour-to-new-zealand/ |title=Cricket selection announced for tour to New Zealand |work=Royal Dutch Cricket Association |access-date=22 February 2022}}</ref> He made his ODI debut on 29 March 2022, for the Netherlands against [[New Zealand national cricket team|New Zealand]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1288987.html |title=1st ODI (D/N), Mount Maunganui, Mar 29 2022, Netherlands tour of New Zealand |work=ESPN Cricinfo |access-date=29 March 2022}}</ref>

In July 2023, Singh beat his previous ODI personal best of 88 runs by scoring 110 against [[Oman national cricket team|Oman]] to help the team win by 74 runs for the [[2023 Cricket World Cup Qualifier]] in [[Harare|Harare, Zimbabwe]]. <ref>{{Cite news |last=Moonda |first=Firdose |date=3 July 2023 |title=Vikramjit's 'lids off' moment caps Netherlands' record-breaking run |work=ESPNCricInfo |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/world-cup-qualifier-2023-vikramjit-lids-off-moment-caps-netherlands-record-breaking-run-1385588}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |title=Vikramjit, Barresi keep Netherlands in the hunt for a CWC23 spot |work=ICC Cricket |url=https://www.icc-cricket.com/media-releases/3566882}}</ref> Subsequently in the following game, the Netherlands beat [[Scotland national cricket team|Scotland]] to earn themselves a place in the [[2023 Cricket World Cup]].

==References==
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==External links==
* {{cricinfo|id=1153767}}

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