Himmat Singh (cricketer)

Himmat Singh
Personal information
Born (1996-11-08) 8 November 1996 (age 28)
Delhi, India
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight arm off break
RoleBatsman
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2015–presentDelhi
2019Royal Challengers Bangalore
Source: ESPNcricinfo

Himmat Singh (born 8 November 1996) is an Indian cricketer who plays for Delhi in domestic cricket. He bats right-handed and bowls right-arm off break. He represented Delhi at the Under-16, Under-19 and Under-23 levels and North Zone at the Under-19 level.[1]

Himmat was selected in the Delhi squad for 2014–15 Ranji Trophy after his fine performance for the Delhi Under-19s, but did not appear in any of the matches.[2] He made his List A cricket debut at the age of 19 during the 2015–16 Vijay Hazare Trophy in December 2015. Later that month, Himmat's father Tejbir Singh filed a criminal defamation case against Kirti Azad, Bishan Singh Bedi, Surinder Khanna and Sameer Bahadur for allegedly stating that Tejbir had exchanged ₹25 lakh for his son's selection in the Delhi squad for the Vijay Hazare Trophy.[3]

He made his first-class debut for Delhi in the 2017–18 Ranji Trophy on 14 October 2017.[4] He made his Twenty20 debut for Delhi in the 2017–18 Zonal T20 League on 9 January 2018.[5]

In December 2018, he was named in India's team for the 2018 ACC Emerging Teams Asia Cup.[6] Later the same month, he was bought by the Royal Challengers Bangalore in the player auction for the 2019 Indian Premier League.[7][8] He was released by the Royal Challengers Bangalore ahead of the 2020 IPL auction.[9]

  1. ^ "Teams Himmat Singh played for". CricketArchive. Retrieved 25 December 2015.
  2. ^ "Himmat Singh, 18, included in Delhi Ranji Trophy squad". The Indian Express. Retrieved 25 December 2015.
  3. ^ "DDCA row: Cricketer's father files defamation case against Kirti Azad, Bishan Singh Bedi". The Indian Express. Retrieved 25 December 2015.
  4. ^ "Group A, Ranji Trophy at Delhi, Oct 14-17 2017". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 14 October 2017.
  5. ^ "North Zone, Inter State Twenty-20 Tournament at Delhi, Jan 9 2018". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 9 January 2018.
  6. ^ "India Under-23s Squad". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 3 December 2018.
  7. ^ "IPL 2019 auction: The list of sold and unsold players". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 18 December 2018.
  8. ^ "IPL 2019 Auction: Who got whom". The Times of India. Retrieved 18 December 2018.
  9. ^ "Where do the eight franchises stand before the 2020 auction?". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 15 November 2019.