Full name Amritsar Govindsingh Milkha Singh
Born December 31, 1941, Madras (now Chennai)
Died November 10, 2017, Chennai (aged 75 years 314 days)
Major teams India, Madras
Batting style Left-hand bat
Bowling style Right-arm medium
Relation Father - AG Ram Singh, Brother - AG Kripal Singh, Brother - AG Satwender Singh, Nephew - S Kripal Singh, Nephew - A Kripal Singh
Mat | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | 100 | 50 | 6s | Ct | St | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Tests | 4 | 6 | 0 | 92 | 35 | 15.33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
First-class | 88 | 136 | 14 | 4324 | 151 | 35.44 | 8 | 27 | 44 | 0 |
Mat | Inns | Balls | Runs | Wkts | BBI | BBM | Ave | Econ | SR | 4w | 5w | 10 | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Tests | 4 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 0 | - | - | - | 2.00 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 |
First-class | 88 | 410 | 245 | 5 | 2/22 | 49.00 | 3.58 | 82.0 | 0 | 0 |
Test debut | India v Australia at Chennai, Jan 13-17, 1960 scorecard |
Last Test | India v England at Mumbai (BS), Nov 11-16, 1961 scorecard |
Test statistics | |
First-class span | 1958/59 - 1968/69 |
Another of the cricketers who never quite got their due, Milkha Singh was a dashing left-hand batsman and a fine fielder. An outstanding schoolboy cricketer, Milkha made his Ranji Trophy debut at 17 and played his first Test when just after his 18th birthday. But his four Tests were played in a period of less than two years and his career was over before he was 20. Though he continued to be a prolific and stylish run getter in first-class cricket in the early and mid sixties, he was surprisingly not considered again.