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{{short description|Indian cricketer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2013}}
{{Use Indian English|date=July 2013}}
{{Infobox cricketer
| name = Yajurvindra Singh
| image =
| caption =
| batting = Right-hand bat
| bowling = Right-arm medium
| columns = 2
| column1 = [[Test cricket|Tests]]
| matches1 = 4
| runs1 = 109
| bat avg1 = 18.16
| 100s/50s1 = -/-
| top score1 = 43*
| deliveries1 = 120
| wickets1 = -
| bowl avg1 = -
| fivefor1 = -
| tenfor1 = -
| best bowling1 = -
| catches/stumpings1= 11/-
| column2 = [[First-class cricket|First-class]]
| matches2 = 78
| runs2 = 3765
| bat avg2 = 42.30
| 100s/50s2 = 9/-
| top score2 = 214
| deliveries2 = 1552
| wickets2 = 50
| bowl avg2 = 31.03
| fivefor2 = 2
| tenfor2 = 1
| best bowling2 = 7/20
| catches/stumpings2= 83/-
| country = India
| international = true
| internationalspan = 1977-1979

| testdebutfor = India
| testdebutagainst = England
| testdebutdate = 28 January
| testdebutyear = 1977
| lasttestdate = 11 September
| lasttestfor =
| lasttestagainst = Australia
| lasttestyear = 1979

| source = http://content-aus.cricinfo.com/ci/content/player/36072.html Yajurvindra Singh
| date = 10 May
| year = 2020
}}

'''Yajurvindra Singh''' {{audio|Yajurvindra_Singh.ogg|pronunciation}} (born 1 August 1952, [[Rajkot]], [[Gujarat]]) is a former [[India]]n [[cricket]]er who played in 4 [[Test cricket|Tests]] from 1977 to 1979.<ref name="Bio">{{Cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/36072.html |title=Yajurvindra Singh|access-date=9 May 2020 |work=ESPN Cricinfo}}</ref> He is from the erstwhile princely family of Bilkha,<ref>https://sites.google.com/site/theprincelystates/b/bilkha</ref> in [[Junagadh district]] in Saurashtra. Yajurvindra Singh, known as 'Sunny' since childhood, studied at the elite Rajkumar College in Rajkot,<ref>http://www.rkcrajkot.com/</ref> where he captained his School Team at the same at the same time that [[Karsan Ghavri]], who hailed from Rajkot, and who eventually went on to play for the Indian team, captained the Virani High School team. The two often played against each other at local school fixtures.

He co-holds two Test fielding records: 5 catches in an innings, and 7 in a match.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.icc-cricket.com/news/691775 |title=Royalty on the cricket field |work=International Cricket Council |access-date=18 May 2018}}</ref>

== References ==
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==External links==
*[http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/36072.html Yajurvindra Singh] at [[ESPNcricinfo]]
*BILKHA (Princely State)(https://sites.google.com/site/theprincelystates/b/bilkha)
*The Rajkumar College, Rajkot (http://www.rkcrajkot.com/)

{{DEFAULTSORT:Singh, Yajurvindra}}
[[Category:1952 births]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:India Test cricketers]]
[[Category:Indian cricketers]]
[[Category:West Zone cricketers]]
[[Category:Saurashtra cricketers]]
[[Category:Maharashtra cricketers]]
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