Maninder Singh (cricketer)

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Maninder Singh
Personal information
Born13 June 1965 (1965-06-13) (age 58)
Pune, India
BattingRight-hand bat
BowlingSlow left-arm orthodox
International information
National side
Test debut (cap 161)23 December 1982 v Pakistan
Last Test13 March 1993 v Zimbabwe
ODI debut (cap 43)21 January 1983 v Pakistan
Last ODI5 March 1993 v England
Career statistics
Competition Tests ODIs
Matches 35 59
Runs scored 99 49
Batting average 3.80 12.25
100s/50s -/- -/-
Top score 15 8*
Balls bowled 8218 3133
Wickets 88 66
Bowling average 37.36 31.30
5 wickets in innings 3 -
10 wickets in match 2 n/a
Best bowling 7/27 4/22
Catches/stumpings 19/- 38/-
Source: Cricinfo, 4 February 2006

Maninder Singh About this soundpronunciation  (born 13 June 1965, in Pune, India) is a former Indian cricket player and a cricket commentator. Singh has represented India in 35 Test matches and 59 One Day Internationals.[1] With his slow left-arm orthodox spin, Maninder was considered as an heir to Bishan Singh Bedi, who then held the record as India's leading spinner in terms of wickets. Maninder Singh retired prematurely due to personal reasons.[2] Singh holds the Test record for the most Tests in a complete career without aggregating 100 runs.[3]

Career[edit]

Maninder Singh began his career playing against Pakistan at Karachi, in December 1982. His last match was against Zimbabwe in May 1993. He was regarded as an heir apparent of the legendary Bishan Singh Bedi, and at the height of his career, he was reputed to possess a huge variety in his arsenal. He is often credited to have bowled an over, in which each of the six balls would be different from the previous one juggling with flight, length and spin. His international career was however cut short due to lot of internal team politics. He took 88 wickets in his 35 Tests, with a best of seven wickets for 27 runs. He took 66 wickets in One Day Internationals and a best of four wickets for 22 runs.

He is now mostly remembered for his dismissal in the Madras test resulting in a tie against Australia in 1986–87 series.

Though now retired from active cricket, Maninder is still in the scene as a cricket expert.

Controversy[edit]

On 22 May 2007, Maninder was questioned by police for possession of cocaine and he confessed to using cocaine for himself. It is alleged that they found 1.5 grams of cocaine in his residence in East Delhi, sold to him by a Nigerian national the police had been following.[4] Maninder though denied the charges vehemently.[5] In 2012, he was acquitted of the charge.

In the early hours of 8 June 2007 Maninder was admitted to Shanti Mukund hospital in Delhi with injuries to his wrists. His wife has issued a statement saying that it was "purely an accident" however local TV channels have speculated that it could be the result of a fake suicide attempt or even a domestic accident.[6]

References[edit]

  1. "Maninder Singh". Cricinfo. Retrieved 2 August 2020.
  2. "I had nowhere to go, so I went to the bottle". Cricinfo. Retrieved 9 July 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  3. Walmsley, Keith (2003). Mosts Without in Test Cricket. Reading, England: Keith Walmsley Publishing Pty Ltd. p. 457. ISBN 0947540067.
  4. "Drug possession". cricinfo.com. Retrieved 22 May 2007.
  5. "Maninder Singh drug abuse case: Narcotics peddler arrested". The Times of India. 25 May 2007. Retrieved 9 July 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  6. "Maninder Singh hospitalised". cricinfo.com. Retrieved 9 June 2007.

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