Full name Pankaj Singh
Born May 6, 1985, Sultanpur, Uttar Pradesh
Current age 35 years 23 days
Major teams India, Central Zone, India Green, Puducherry, Rajasthan, Rajasthan Cricket Association President's XI, Rajasthan Royals, Royal Challengers Bangalore
Playing role Bowler
Batting style Right-hand bat
Bowling style Right-arm medium-fast
| Mat | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | BF | SR | 100 | 50 | 4s | 6s | Ct | St | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tests | 2 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 9 | 3.33 | 20 | 50.00 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| ODIs | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3* | - | 3 | 100.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| First-class | 117 | 158 | 35 | 1513 | 74 | 12.30 | 2374 | 63.73 | 0 | 3 | 27 | 0 | ||
| List A | 76 | 52 | 13 | 447 | 66 | 11.46 | 506 | 88.33 | 0 | 1 | 30 | 21 | 15 | 0 |
| T20s | 54 | 23 | 11 | 67 | 10 | 5.58 | 98 | 68.36 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 0 |
| Mat | Inns | Balls | Runs | Wkts | BBI | BBM | Ave | Econ | SR | 4w | 5w | 10 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tests | 2 | 3 | 450 | 292 | 2 | 2/113 | 2/113 | 146.00 | 3.89 | 225.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| ODIs | 1 | 1 | 42 | 45 | 0 | - | - | - | 6.42 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| First-class | 117 | 22736 | 11218 | 472 | 8/32 | 23.76 | 2.96 | 48.1 | 30 | 28 | 5 | ||
| List A | 76 | 76 | 3811 | 3019 | 115 | 6/50 | 6/50 | 26.25 | 4.75 | 33.1 | 5 | 2 | 0 |
| T20s | 54 | 54 | 1095 | 1377 | 41 | 3/29 | 3/29 | 33.58 | 7.54 | 26.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Test debut | England v India at Southampton, Jul 27-31, 2014 scorecard |
| Last Test | England v India at Manchester, Aug 7-9, 2014 scorecard |
| Test statistics | |
| Only ODI | India v Sri Lanka at Harare, Jun 5, 2010 scorecard |
| ODI statistics | |
| First-class debut | Services v Rajasthan at Delhi, Nov 25-28, 2004 scorecard |
| Last First-class | Puducherry v Nagaland at Sovima, Jan 7-10, 2019 scorecard |
| List A debut | Madhya Pradesh v Rajasthan at Jaipur, Feb 10, 2006 scorecard |
| Last List A | Meghalaya v Puducherry at Anand, Oct 8, 2018 scorecard |
| T20s debut | Rajasthan v Uttar Pradesh at Jaipur, Apr 4, 2007 scorecard |
| Last T20s | Puducherry v Services at Delhi, Mar 2, 2019 scorecard |
| Bat & Bowl | Team | Opposition | Ground | Match Date | Scorecard |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0/12 | Puducherry | v Services | Delhi | 2 Mar 2019 | T20 |
| 5*, 0/12 | Puducherry | v Tripura | Delhi | 28 Feb 2019 | T20 |
| 2/21 | Puducherry | v Baroda | Delhi | 27 Feb 2019 | T20 |
| 1/39 | Puducherry | v U. Pradesh | Delhi | 25 Feb 2019 | T20 |
| 0/44, 1 | Puducherry | v Uttarakhand | Delhi | 24 Feb 2019 | T20 |
| 2/18 | Puducherry | v Maharashtra | Delhi | 22 Feb 2019 | T20 |
| 1/23 | Puducherry | v Hyderabad | Delhi | 21 Feb 2019 | T20 |
| 3/118, 9, 3/61 | Puducherry | v Nagaland | Sovima | 7 Jan 2019 | FC |
| 4/32, 1*, 4/20 | Puducherry | v Manipur | Anantapur | 30 Dec 2018 | FC |
| - | Puducherry | v Uttarakhand | Puducherry | 22 Dec 2018 | FC |
Pankaj Singh, a tall and strapping right-arm medium-fast bowler from Rajasthan, has progressed from the Under-19 level to the India A side with consistent performances since he made his first-class debut in August 2003. By 2006 he started showing signs of having matured, taking Rajasthan to the final of the Ranji Plate league, with 21 wickets at 20.95. In 2007, he was part of India A's twin tour of Zimbabwe and Kenya, and a total of 18 wickets in the unofficial Tests and ODIs in Kenya earned him a spot for the home series against South Africa A. With Sreesanth and Munaf Patel injured, he earned a call-up to India's Test squad to tour Australia. He signed with the Rajasthan Royals in the inaugural IPL before transferring to Royal Challengers Bangalore for the second season. His next big break came when he was included in the limited-overs sides for India's tour of Zimbabwe, when the selectors decided to rest several senior players. After losing his place in the side, Pankaj sought to make a comeback with strong performances on the domestic circuit. He was among the top wicket-takers in the Ranji Trophy between 2009 and 2014 and also produced match-winning efforts for Rajasthan during their title wins in 2010 and 2011. He was finally rewarded for his performances with a spot in India's Test squad on the tour to England in 2014
- 'Tough, a learning experience' - newbies look back on Ranji Trophy debut (Feb 18, 2019)
- New records by new teams, and the misfortunes of Mumbai and Delhi (Jan 10, 2019)
- No stopping Wasim Jaffer (Dec 31, 2018)
- From legal battles to last-minute flights: Puducherry's cricketing journey (Dec 22, 2018)
- Hardik Pandya takes five, Shubman Gill one short of double (Dec 15, 2018)
Jan 6, 2015
Pankaj Singh troubled the Punjab middle order
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Aug 9, 2014
Pankaj Singh is bowled
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Aug 9, 2014
Pankaj Singh is congratulated after his first Test wicket
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