Ankush Bains

{{Short description|Indian cricketer (born 1995)}}

{{Use Indian English|date=July 2013}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2020}}

{{Infobox cricketer

| name = Ankush Bains

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| country = India

| fullname = Ankush Katkar Singh Bains

| nickname =

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1995|12|16|df=yes}}

| birth_place = Hamirpur, Himachal Pradesh, India

| batting = Right-handed

| bowling =

| role = Wicket-keeper

| club1 = Himachal Pradesh

| year1 = 2012/13–

| date = 14 April

| year = 2015

| source = http://www.espncricinfo.com/india/content/player/604534.html ESPNcricinfo

}}

Ankush Katkar Singh Bains (born 16 December 1995) is an Indian cricketer who plays for Himachal Pradesh as a wicket-keeper. He made his List A debut on 3 March 2014, for Himachal Pradesh in the 2013–14 Vijay Hazare Trophy.{{cite web |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/671159.html |title=North Zone, Delhi, Mar 3 2014, Vijay Hazare Trophy |access-date=19 November 2020 |work=ESPNcricinfo}} He was signed up by Chennai Super Kings for IPL 2015 at his base price of {{INR}} 10 lakhs. Then in 2016 IPL auction he was bought by new team "Rising Pune Supergiants" for Rs. 10 Lakhs{{cite web |title=As it happened: IPL-8 player auction |url=http://www.thehindu.com/sport/cricket/ipl-8-player-auction/article6900893.ece |work=The Hindu|access-date=14 April 2015}}

In October 2018, he was named in India B's squad for the 2018–19 Deodhar Trophy.{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1162570.html |title=Rahane, Ashwin and Karthik to play Deodhar Trophy |work=ESPNcricinfo |access-date=19 October 2018}} In December 2018, he was named in India's team for the 2018 ACC Emerging Teams Asia Cup.{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/squad/1167689.html |title=India Under-23s Squad |work=ESPNcricinfo |access-date=3 December 2018}} Later the same month, he was bought by the Delhi Capitals in the player auction for the 2019 Indian Premier League.{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/story/_/id/25390461/ipl-2019-auction-was-sold-whom |title=IPL 2019 auction: The list of sold and unsold players |work=ESPNcricinfo |access-date=18 December 2018}}{{cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/cricket/ipl/top-stories/ipl-auction-2019-who-got-whom/articleshow/67144375.cms |title=IPL 2019 Auction: Who got whom |work=The Times of India|access-date=18 December 2018}} He was released by the Delhi Capitals ahead of the 2020 IPL auction.{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/_/id/28087425/where-do-eight-franchises-stand-2020-auction |title=Where do the eight franchises stand before the 2020 auction? |work=ESPNcricinfo |access-date=15 November 2019}}