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Full name | Gurcharan Singh | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Lahore, Punjab, British India | 13 June 1935||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bowling | Right-arm off break | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1953/54–1958/59 | Patiala | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1956/57 | Patiala and Eastern Punjab States Union | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1959/60–1965/66 | Southern Punjab | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1963/64–1968/69 | Railways | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: ESPNcricinfo, 4 September 2019 |
Gurcharan Singh (born 13 June 1935) is an Indian cricket coach and former first-class cricketer. He coached 12 international and over 100 first-class cricketers, and is the second cricket coach to be awarded the Dronacharya Award. He was also awarded the fourth highest civilian award Padma Shri by the Indian government.