Shashank Singh
{{short description|Indian cricketer (born 1991)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2015}}
{{Infobox cricketer
| name = Shashank Singh
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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1991|11|21|df=yes}}
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| batting =Right-handed
| bowling ={{ubl|Right-arm medium|Right-arm offbreak}}
| role =Batting all-rounder
| club1 = Mumbai
| year1 = 2015–2018
| club2 = Puducherry
| year2 = 2018–2019
| club3 = Chhattisgarh
| year3 = 2019–present
| club4 = Delhi Daredevils
| year4 = 2017
| club5 = Rajasthan Royals
| year5 = 2019-2021
| club6 = Sunrisers Hyderabad
| year6 = 2022
| club7 = Punjab Kings
| year7 = 2024–present
| columns = 3
| column1 = FC
| matches1 = 23
| runs1 = 872
| bat avg1 = 29.06
| 100s/50s1 = 1/6
| top score1 = 122
| deliveries1 = 1,377
| wickets1 = 16
| bowl avg1 = 46.75
| fivefor1 = 0
| tenfor1 = 0
| best bowling1 = 3/43
| catches/stumpings1 = 5/–
| column2 = LA
| matches2 = 35
| runs2 = 1,054
| bat avg2 = 40.53
| 100s/50s2 = 2/3
| top score2 = 154
| deliveries2 = 1,149
| wickets2 = 37
| bowl avg2 = 29.86
| fivefor2 = 1
| tenfor2 = 0
| best bowling2 = 5/20
| catches/stumpings2 = 7/–
| column3 =T20
| matches3 =90
| runs3 = 1,469
| bat avg3 = 26.23
| 100s/50s3 = 0/9
| top score3 = 68*
| deliveries3 = 396
| wickets3 = 20
| bowl avg3 = 28.30
| fivefor3 = 0
| tenfor3 = 0
| best bowling3 = 3/4
| catches/stumpings3 = 29/–
| date = 1 June 2025
| source = http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/377534.html ESPNcricinfo
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Shashank Singh (born 21 November 1991) is an Indian cricketer who plays for Punjab Kings. He is a right-handed batsman, as well as a right-arm offbreak bowler.{{Cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/377534.html |title=Shashank Singh |access-date=22 December 2015 |work=ESPNcricinfo}}
Career
Shashank played club village cricket in the north east of England for Boldon CACC. He impressed heavily in the local region, and showed great potential.
He made his List A debut on 10 December 2015 in the 2015–16 Vijay Hazare Trophy.{{Cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/901917.html |title=Vijay Hazare Trophy, Group A: Mumbai v Punjab at Hyderabad, Dec 10, 2015 |access-date=22 December 2015 |work=ESPNcricinfo}} In February 2017, he was bought by the Delhi Daredevils team for the 2017 Indian Premier League for 10 lakhs.{{cite web |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/indian-premier-league-2017/content/story/1083407.html |title=List of players sold and unsold at IPL auction 2017 |access-date=20 February 2017 |work=ESPNcricinfo}}
In December 2018, he was bought by Rajasthan Royals 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 made his first-class debut on 9 December 2019, for Chhattisgarh in the 2019–20 Ranji Trophy.{{cite web |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1203453.html |title=Elite, Group C, Ranji Trophy at Raipur, Dec 9-12 2019 |access-date=9 December 2019 |work=ESPNcricinfo}}
In February 2022, he was bought by Sunrisers Hyderabad in the auction for the 2022 Indian Premier League tournament.{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/ipl-2022-auction-the-list-of-sold-and-unsold-players-1300689 |title=IPL 2022 auction: The list of sold and unsold players |work=ESPNcricinfo |access-date=13 February 2022}}
In November 2023, he became the first Indian list A-cricketer to score 150 runs and take five wickets in the same match against Manipur, during the 2023–24 Vijay Hazare Trophy.{{cite web|url= https://www.outlookindia.com/sports/vijay-hazare-trophy-2023-chhattisgarh-ace-shashank-singh-makes-indian-first-class-cricket-history-news-333684/amp |title= Vijay Hazare Trophy 2023: Chhattisgarh Ace Shashank Singh Makes Indian First Class Cricket History |access-date=29 November 2023 |work=Outlook}} In December 2023, he was bought by the Punjab Kings for the 2024 Indian Premier League for 20 lakhs.{{cite web |title=Shashank Singh 'confusion' a case of mistaken identity, say Punjab Kings |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/ipl-2024-auction-shashank-singh-confusion-a-case-of-mistaken-identity-say-punjab-kings-1413743 |website=ESPNcricinfo |access-date=1 May 2025 |date=20 December 2023}} On 4 April 2024, he scored 61 not out from 29 balls against Gujarat Titans and was instrumental in the victory for his side Punjab Kings.{{cite web |date=14 February 2022 |title=MP के स्पेशल डीजी शैलेश सिंह के बेटे शशांक को मिली IPL में जगह, सनराइजर हैदराबाद से खेलेंगे {{!}} MP special DG shailesh singh son shashank singh will play in IPL |url=https://www.patrika.com/bhopal-news/mp-special-dg-shailesh-singh-son-shashank-singh-will-play-in-ipl-7339775/ |website=Patrika News |language=hi}}
References
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External links
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Category:Chhattisgarh cricketers
Category:Pondicherry cricketers
Category:Sunrisers Hyderabad cricketers
Category:Punjab Kings cricketers
Category:21st-century Indian sportsmen
Category:Place of birth missing (living people)
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