Virandeep Singh

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Virandeep Singh
Personal information
Born (1999-03-23) 23 March 1999 (age 27)
BattingRight-handed
BowlingSlow left-arm orthodox
RelationsPavandeep Singh (brother)
International information
National side
T20I debut (cap 11)24 June 2019 v Thailand
Last T20I22 April 2021 v Nepal
Source: Cricinfo, 22 April 2021

Virandeep Singh (born 23 March 1999) is a Malaysian cricketer who plays for the Malaysia cricket team.[1] His older brother, Pavandeep Singh, is also a Malaysian cricketer.

Career[edit | edit source]

He played for Malaysia in the 2017 ICC World Cricket League Division Three tournament in May 2017.[2] Prior to the Division 3 tournament, he was captain of the national side for the 2016 Under-19 Asia Cup.[3] In April 2018, he was named in Malaysia's squad for the 2018 ICC World Cricket League Division Four tournament, also in Malaysia.[4]

In August 2018, he was named in Malaysia's squad for the 2018 Asia Cup Qualifier tournament.[5][6] He was the leading run-scorer for Malaysia in the tournament, with 165 runs in five matches.[7] In October 2018, he was named in Malaysia's squad in the Eastern sub-region group for the 2018–19 ICC World Twenty20 Asia Qualifier tournament.[8]

In June 2019, he was named in Malaysia's squad for the 2019 Malaysia Tri-Nation Series tournament.[9] He made his Twenty20 International (T20I) debut for Malayasia, against Thailand, on 24 June 2019.[10] He made his List A debut for Malaysia, against Denmark, in the 2019 Malaysia Cricket World Cup Challenge League A tournament on 16 September 2019.[11] He finished the tournament as the leading run-scorer for Malaysia, with 181 runs in five matches.[12]

In September 2019, he was named as the captain of Malaysia's squad for their series against Vanuatu.[13] In the opening match of the tour, at the age of 20 years and 190 days,[14] Singh became the youngest male cricketer to captain a side in a T20I match.[15]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ "Virandeep Singh". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 23 May 2017.
  2. ↑ "ICC World Cricket League Division Three, Malaysia v Singapore at Kampala, May 23, 2017". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 23 May 2017.
  3. ↑ "Malaysia Under-19s Squad". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 23 May 2017.
  4. ↑ "Six teams travel to Malaysia on road to ICC Cricket World Cup 2023". International Cricket Council. 28 April 2018. Retrieved 28 April 2018.
  5. ↑ "Malaysia Team". Asian Cricket Council. Retrieved 23 August 2018.
  6. ↑ "Malaysia put seasoned players forward for ACC Asia Cup Qualifiers 2018". Cricket Malaysia. Retrieved 23 August 2018.
  7. ↑ "Asia Cup Qualifiers, 2018/19: Malaysia / Minor cricket (one-day/limited overs) / Batting and bowling averages". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 4 September 2018.
  8. ↑ "Exciting battle on the cards in the ICC World T20 Asia Qualifier B in Malaysia". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 2 October 2018.
  9. ↑ "Malaysia (MCA T20i Tri-Series 2019)". CricClubs. Retrieved 22 June 2019.
  10. ↑ "1st Match, Malaysia Tri-Nation T20I Series at Kuala Lumpur, Jun 24 2019". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 24 June 2019.
  11. ↑ "1st Match, CWC Challenge League Group A at Kuala Lumpur, Sep 16 2019". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 16 September 2019.
  12. ↑ "CWC Challenge League Group A, 2019-2021/22 - Malaysia: Batting and bowling averages". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 26 September 2019.
  13. ↑ "Malaysia Squad". Malaysian Cricket Association. Retrieved 28 September 2019.
  14. ↑ "Twenty20 Internationals Records: Youngest captains". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 12 May 2020.
  15. ↑ "Wonder Women – Ten T20I records women own". Women's CricZone. Retrieved 21 April 2020.

External links[edit | edit source]

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