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{{short description|Indian cricketer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2015}}
{{Infobox cricketer
| name = Virat Singh
| image =
| country = India
| fullname = Virat Binod Singh
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1997|12|8|df=yes}}
| birth_place = [[Jamshedpur]], [[East Singhbhum district|East Singhbhum]], [[Jharkhand]], India
| nickname =
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| batting = Left-handed
| bowling = Right-arm [[leg spin]]
| role = [[Batsman]]
| family = [[Vishal Singh (cricketer)|Vishal Singh]] (brother)
| international =
| odidebutdate =
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| lastodidate =
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| club1 = [[Jharkhand cricket team|Jharkhand]]
| year1 = 2014–present
| club2 = [[East Zone cricket team|East Zone]]
| year2 = 2014
| club3 = [[Sunrisers Hyderabad]]
| year3 = 2021
| date = 6 November
| year = 2020
| source = http://www.espncricinfo.com/india/content/player/720465.html CricInfo
}}
'''Virat Binod Singh''' (born 8 December 1997), is an Indian [[cricket]]er. He made his senior debut for [[Jharkhand cricket team|Jharkhand]] during the 2013–14 season, aged 16. A left-handed [[batsman]], he has also played interzonal matches, making his debut for [[East Zone cricket team|East Zone]] in December 2014, in the [[Deodhar Trophy]].

==Career==
From [[Jamshedpur]], which was part of [[Bihar]] at the time of his birth, Virat made his debut for the Jharkhand under-19s at the age of 14, in the 2012–13 edition of the Vinoo Mankad Trophy.<ref name="misc">[https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/923/923665/Miscellaneous_Matches.html Miscellaneous matches played by Virat Singh (48)] – CricketArchive. Retrieved 16 March 2015.</ref> He scored 152 runs from five innings in the tournament, behind only his older brother, [[Vishal Singh (cricketer)|Vishal Singh]] (179), and [[Shasheem Rathour]] (280).<ref>[https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Events/17/Vinoo_Mankad_Trophy_2012-13/Jharkhand_Under-19s_Batting.html Batting and fielding for Jharkhand Under-19s], Vinoo Mankad Trophy 2012/13 – CricketArchive. Retrieved 16 March 2015.</ref> He scored a half-century, 73 runs from 98 balls, against [[Assam cricket team|Assam]],<ref>[https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/454/454800.html Assam Under-19s v Jharkhand Under-19s], Vinoo Mankad Trophy 2012/13 (East Zone) – CricketArchive. Retrieved 16 March 2015.</ref> and also topscored in Jharkhand's quarter-final loss to [[Maharashtra cricket team|Maharashtra]].<ref>[https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/454/454849.html Jharkhand Under-19s v Maharashtra Under-19s], Vinoo Mankad Trophy 2012/13 (Quarter-Final) – CricketArchive. Retrieved 16 March 2015.</ref> Following his good form for his state, Virat was selected to play in the 2012–13 [[Board of Control for Cricket in India|BCCI]] interzonal competition, alongside his brother Vishal. His best performance was an innings of 78 against [[Central Zone cricket team|Central Zone]], which was the highest score by an East Zone player at the tournament.<ref>[https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/458/458810.html Central Zone Under-19s v East Zone Under-19s], BCCI Under-19s Inter Zonal Tournament 2012/13 – CricketArchive. Retrieved 16 March 2015.</ref><ref>[https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Events/17/BCCI_Under-19s_Inter_Zonal_Tournament_2012-13/East_Zone_Under-19s_Batting.html Batting and fielding for East Zone Under-19s], BCCI Under-19s Inter-Zonal Tournament 2012/13 – CricketArchive. Retrieved 16 March 2015.</ref> Virat again played under-19 matches for Jharkhand and East Zone during the 2013–14 season, and captained Jharkhand in that season's [[Cooch Behar Trophy]], despite being only 15 at the start of the tournament. He led East Zone in runs in the interzonal one-day tournament,<ref>[https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Events/20/BCCI_Under-19s_Inter_Zonal_Tournament_2013-14/East_Zone_Under-19s_Batting.html Batting and fielding for East Zone Under-19s], BCCI Under-19 Inter-Zonal Tournament 2013/14 – CricketArchive. Retrieved 16 March 2015.</ref> with a best of 146 [[not out]] against [[West Zone cricket team|West Zone]],<ref>[https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/580/580625.html East Zone Under-19s v West Zone Under-19s], BCCI Under-19s Inter Zonal Tournament 2013/14 – CricketArchive. Retrieved 16 March 2015.</ref> and did the same for Jharkhand in the four-day Cooch Behar Trophy, finishing with 508 runs from five matches.<ref>[https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Events/20/Cooch_Behar_Trophy_2013-14/Jharkhand_Under-19s_Batting.html Batting and fielding for Jharkhand Under-19s], Cooch Behar Trophy 2013/14 – CricketArchive. Retrieved 16 March 2015.</ref> This included two centuries – 120* against Assam, and 190 against [[Andhra Pradesh cricket team|Andhra]].<ref>[https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/554/554985.html Jharkhand Under-19s v Assam Under-19s], Cooch Behar Trophy 2013/14 (Plate Group B) – CricketArchive. Retrieved 16 March 2015.</ref><ref>[https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/554/554950.html Jharkhand Under-19s v Andhra Under-19s], Cooch Behar Trophy 2013/14 (Plate Group B) – CricketArchive. Retrieved 16 March 2015.</ref>

Later in the 2013–14 season, in March 2014, Virat was selected to make his senior debut for Jharkhand, playing in the [[Limited-overs cricket|limited-overs]] [[Vijay Hazare Trophy]].<ref name="la">[https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/923/923665/List_A_Matches.html List A matches played by Virat Singh] – CricketArchive. Retrieved 16 March 2015.</ref> He played all five of Jharkhand's matches in the tournament as the team progressed to the semifinals,<ref>[https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Events/20/Vijay_Hazare_Trophy_2013-14/Jharkhand_Batting.html Batting and fielding for Jharkhand], Vijay Hazare Trophy 2013/14 – CricketArchive. Retrieved 16 March 2015.</ref> and scored two half-centuries – 76 against [[Bengal cricket team|Bengal]] and 53 against Assam.<ref>[https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/576/576810.html Bengal v Jharkhand], Vijay Hazare Trophy 2013/14 (East Zone) – CricketArchive. Retrieved 16 March 2015.</ref><ref>[https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/576/576822.html Jharkhand v Assam], Vijay Hazare Trophy 2013/14 (East Zone) – CricketArchive. Retrieved 16 March 2015.</ref> Virat's one-day form gained him a place in Jharkhand's team at the [[Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy]] the following month, India's interstate [[twenty20]] competition.<ref>[https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/923/923665/Twenty20_Matches.html Twenty20 matches played by Virat Singh] – CricketArchive. Retrieved 16 March 2015.</ref> There, he was less successful, with only 90 runs from seven innings and a [[strike rate]] of 84.90.<ref>[https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Events/20/Syed_Mushtaq_Ali_Trophy_2013-14/Jharkhand_Batting.html Batting and fielding for Jharkhand], Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy 2013/14 – CricketArchive. Retrieved 16 March 2015.</ref> He did topscore against [[Orissa cricket team|Orissa]], making 40 runs from 45 balls as Jharkhand lost by four runs.<ref>[https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/580/580528.html Jharkhand v Orissa], Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy 2013/14 (East Zone) – CricketArchive. Retrieved 16 March 2015.</ref> Virat retained in spot in Jharkhand's senior side for the 2014–15 season, while still playing at domestic under-19 level with the aim of qualifying for the [[India Under-19 cricket team|Indian national under-19 team]].<ref>Sandipan Banerjee (15 January 2015). [http://www.cricketcountry.com/articles/virat-singh-representing-india-in-icc-under-19-world-cup-2016-is-my-immediate-goal-236083 "Virat Singh: Representing India in ICC Under-19 world Cup 2016 is my immediate goal"] – Cricket Country. Retrieved 16 March 2015.</ref> He made his [[Ranji Trophy]] debut in December 2014, against Assam, and scored a maiden [[first-class cricket|first-class]] century in his second match, an even 100 against [[Kerala cricket team|Kerala]].<ref>[https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/684/684489.html Jharkhand v Kerala], Ranji Trophy 2014/15 (Group C) – CricketArchive. Retrieved 16 March 2015.</ref> While he was on 99, there was a [[stumping]] appeal, which the [[third umpire]] took several minutes to adjudicate as not out.<ref>Pratik Bandyopadhyay (29 December 2014). [http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/ranchi/Finally-a-Virat-sparkle-for-Jharkhand/articleshow/45678220.cms "Finally, a Virat sparkle for Jharkhand"] – ''[[Times of India]]''. Retrieved 16 March 2015.</ref> Virat also made his senior debut for East Zone later in the season, and scored 54 runs in the final of the limited-overs [[Deodhar Trophy]]. This included a 135-run third-wicket partnership with [[Manoj Tiwary (cricketer)|Manoj Tiwary]], with East Zone going on to win the final by 24 runs, its first Deodhar Trophy since the 2003–04 season.<ref>[https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/684/684629.html West Zone v East Zone], Deodhar Trophy 2014/15 (Final) – CricketArchive. Retrieved 16 March 2015.</ref>

In October 2019, he was named in [[India C cricket team|India C]]'s squad for the [[2019–20 Deodhar Trophy]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://sportstar.thehindu.com/cricket/deodhar-trophy-2019-squads-india-a-india-b-india-c-parthiv-patel-shubman-gill-anuma-vihari-ranchi/article29788595.ece |title=Deodhar Trophy 2019: Hanuma Vihari, Parthiv, Shubman to lead; Yashasvi earns call-up |work=SportStar |access-date=25 October 2019}}</ref> He was bought by [[Sunrisers Hyderabad]] for a price of {{INR}}1.90 crore for the [[2020 Indian Premier League]].

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*{{cricinfo|id=720465}}

{{Sunrisers Hyderabad squad}}



[[Category:1997 births]]
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[[Category:East Zone cricketers]]
[[Category:Indian cricketers]]
[[Category:Jharkhand cricketers]]
[[Category:People from Jamshedpur]]
[[Category:Cricketers from Jharkhand]]
[[Category:Sunrisers Hyderabad cricketers]]

Virat Singh - Revision history

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