Manjot Kalra

{{Short description|Indian cricketer (born 1998)}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2025}}

{{Use Indian English|date=April 2017}}

{{Infobox cricketer

| name = Manjot Kalra

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| country = India

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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1999|01|15}}

| birth_place = Delhi, India

| batting = Left-handed

| bowling = Right-arm medium

| role = Batsman

| club1 = Delhi

| year1 = 2019–2021

| clubnumber1 =

| date = 30 July 2019

| source = http://www.espncricinfo.com/india/content/player/1079842.html ESPNcricinfo

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Manjot Kalra (born 15 January 1999) is a former Indian cricketer who played for India U-19 team. He scored a match-winning hundred, and was man-of-the-match in the final of 2018 Under-19 Cricket World Cup.{{Cite web |url=http://www.dnaindia.com/cricket/report-manjot-kalra-from-undergoing-age-verification-tests-to-winning-the-icc-u19-world-cup-final-2581115 |title=Manjot Kalra: From undergoing age-verification tests to winning the ICC U19 World Cup final |date=2018-02-03 |work=dna |language=en-US |access-date=2018-03-24}} In the 2018 Indian Premier League auction, he was bought by the Delhi Daredevils,{{Cite web |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/cricket/u-19-world-cup/manjot-kalra-hero-in-final-turned-back-on-college-admission-to-focus-on-game/articleshow/62772265.cms |title=Manjot Kalra, hero in final, turned back on college admission to focus on game – Times of India |work=The Times of India |access-date=2018-03-24}}{{Cite web |url=http://www.financialexpress.com/sports/who-is-manjot-kalra-meet-delhi-boy-who-followed-virat-kohlis-footsteps-won-under-19-world-cup-for-india/1049184/ |title=Who is Manjot Kalra? Meet Delhi boy who followed Virat Kohli’s footsteps, won Under-19 World Cup for India |date=2018-02-03 |work=The Financial Express |language=en-US |access-date=2018-03-24}}{{Cite web |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/cricket/manjot-kalra-the-delhi-lad-who-batted-india-to-the-u-19-cricket-world-cup-title/story-84tgOF9YYH5gGb7b66g8lK.html |title=Manjot Kalra, the Delhi lad who batted India to the U-19 Cricket World Cup title |date=2018-02-03 |work=Hindustan Times|language=en |access-date=2018-03-24}} though he did not play any games for them and was released by the then 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? |publisher=ESPNcricinfo|access-date=15 November 2019}}

Career

He made his Twenty20 debut for Delhi in the 2018–19 Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy on 10 March 2019.{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1175033.html|title=Super League, Group A, Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy at Indore, Mar 10 2019|publisher=ESPNcricinfo|access-date=10 March 2019}}

In June 2019, a special Investigations unit of the Delhi Police filed charges against Kalra's parents, alleging that they had falsely claimed that he had been born in 1999 to allow him to compete in junior cricket when he was over the age limit.{{cite news|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/sports/cricket/u-19-world-cup-winner-manjot-kalras-parents-fudged-his-age-police-chargesheet-5777979/|title=U-19 World Cup winner Manjot Kalra’s parents fudged his age: Police chargesheet|work=The Indian Express|date=13 June 2019}} In January 2020, he was given a one-year suspension from playing in the Ranji Trophy due to age fraud.{{cite web|url=https://www.cricbuzz.com/cricket-news/111574/manjot-kalra-suspended-from-ranji-trophy-for-age-fraud |title=Manjot Kalra suspended from Ranji Trophy for age fraud |work=CricBuzz |access-date=2 January 2020}} However, a few weeks later the Delhi & District Cricket Association under a new ombudsman overturned the decision clearing him to play.{{cite news |title=Manjot Kalra cleared to play Ranji Trophy by DDCA Ombudsman |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/cricket/news/manjot-kalra-cleared-to-play-ranji-trophy-by-ddca-ombudsman/articleshow/73386116.cms |access-date=3 April 2024 |work=The Times of India |date=19 January 2020}}

He made his List A debut on 7 March 2021, for Delhi in the 2020–21 Vijay Hazare Trophy.{{cite web |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1253464.html |title=Preliminary quarter final, Delhi, Mar 7 2021, Vijay Hazare Trophy |publisher=ESPNcricinfo|access-date=7 March 2021}}

References