Gursharan Singh


Gursharan Singh About this soundpronunciation  (born 8 March 1963) is a former Indian cricketer who played in one Test and one One Day International in 1990.

Gursharan Singh
Personal information
Born (1963-03-08) 8 March 1963 (age 62)
Amritsar, Punjab, India
BattingRight-handed
Career statistics
Competition Test ODI FC
Matches 1 1 104
Runs scored 18 4 5,719
Batting average 18.00 4.00 43.32
100s/50s 0/0 0/0 14/30
Top score 18 4 298*
Balls bowled 164
Wickets 4
Bowling average 30.00
5 wickets in innings 0
10 wickets in match 0
Best bowling 1/3
Catches/stumpings 2/– 1/– 105/–
Source: Cricinfo, 5 September 2019

While appearing as a substitute for Roger Binny in the Third Test against West Indies in 1983 at Ahmedabad, he became the first person to take four substitute catches in a Test.[1] Gursharan later became a senior manager with the Steel Authority of India, Delhi.[2]

In August 2018, he was appointed as the coach for Arunachal Pradesh.[3] In September 2019 he was appointed coach of Uttarakhand.[4]

ReferencesEdit

  1. "West Indies tour of India, 3rd Test: India v West Indies at Ahmedabad, Nov 12-16, 1983". ESPN.
  2. "Remembering Gursharan who made Tendulkar's first Irani hundred possible". Mid-day.
  3. "BCCI eases entry for new domestic teams as logistical challenges emerge". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 31 August 2018.
  4. Lokapally, Vijay (4 September 2019). "Gursharan Singh named Uttarakhand coach". The Hindu. Retrieved 5 September 2019.

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