Here is all you need to know about Prabhsimran Singh, his debut, career records, achievements and biography
Prabhsimran Singh gave the Punjab Kings a strong start in their first game of the Indian Premier League 2023 against Kolkata Knight Riders in Mohali.
The 22-year-old youngster scored 23 quick runs in just 12 deliveries with the help of two fours and two sixes as he bravely faced Tim Southee and Umesh Yadav, two seasoned KKR pacers.
Who is cricketer Prabhsimran Singh, biography, age, family, IPL 2023 team and price, career stats
Punjab King's uncapped India batters, Prabhsimran Singh and Jitesh Sharma, came to the show as they played crucial cameos, helping PBKS post 191-5 on the board against KKR.#PBKSvKKR #IPL2023 pic.twitter.com/SvwVjbtyCa
— Wisden India (@WisdenIndia) April 1, 2023
In the first over, Prabhsimran Singh struck Umesh for a maximum off his knees. In the second over, he struck two excellent fours to Southee before launching the Kiwi seamer over cow corner for a six.
The opener’s effort was nevertheless ended by a misfortune when, after being strangled down the leg side, he was caught by the wicketkeeper.
Who is Prabhsimran Singh?
Prabhsimran Singh, a young player from Punjab, has already signed a multi-million dollar contract to play in the most lucrative T20 competition in the world.
As a member of the PBKS before the IPL 2023, Prabh Singh, 22 years old, took part in 6 IPL matches and made a total of 64 runs, with a high of 16.
In place of the injured Jonny Bairstow, Prabh Singh began alongside Shikhar Dhawan, and he gave his team a fantastic start.
How old is Prabh Simran Singh?
Born on August 10, 2000, he is currently 22 years old and the wicketkeeper-batsman is 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) tall.
When Singh was a student at the National Cricket Academy, former India wicketkeeper Kiran More was very struck by his talent.
He is the younger brother of Punjab Ranji cricketer Anmolpreet Singh, who was purchased by Mumbai Indians for INR 80 lakhs.
The two relatives actually collaborated for 239 runs in the match that Prabhsimran won as his own with the score of almost a triple hundred.
The 17-year-old idolises Virender Sehwag, but he believes Adam Gilchrist to be the greatest keeper-batsman.
A look at Prabhsimran Singh’s career, domestic and IPL
Although the 22-year-old hasn’t yet played in a first-class game, his best performance came in an Under-23 district competition in 2018, when he scored 298 from just 301 balls with 29 boundaries and 13 sixes.
He is well known for being a powerful wicketkeeper-batsman who led the Indian team to success in the Under-19 Asia Cup last year.
Prabhsimran Singh, a wicketkeeper-batsman from Patiala, was one of the highlights of the player auctions building up to the IPL 2019.
He commanded a high asking price of INR 4.8 crore before being finally acquired by Kings XI Punjab.
Despite only making one game appearance and spending the majority of the 2019 season warming the bench, the dasher is confident in his chances for the forthcoming 2020 season.