Pratham Singh

Pratham Singh
Personal information
Born (1992-08-31) 31 August 1992 (age 32)
Delhi, India
BattingLeft-handed
RoleTop-order batter
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2017-presentRailways
2017Gujarat Lions
2022Kolkata Knight Riders
2024India A cricket team
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 26 February 2017

Pratham Singh (born 31 August 1992) is an Indian cricketer. He is a left-handed opening batter who plays for Railways in domestic cricket and was part of the Kolkata Knight Riders squad for the 2022 edition of the Indian Premier League. [1] He made his List A debut for Railways in the 2016–17 Vijay Hazare Trophy on 26 February 2017.[2] He made his first-class debut for Railways in the 2017–18 Ranji Trophy on 9 November 2017.[3] He made his Twenty20 debut for Railways in the 2018–19 Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy on 21 February 2019.[4][5] Pratham was appointed as the captain of the Railways squad for the 2024–25 Ranji Trophy season in 2024.[6]

Early life and education

Pratham was born on 31 August 1992 and currently lives in Delhi. He obtained his Bachelor of Technology in Electronics and Communication from J.S.S. Academy of Technical Education in 2015.[7] He got an admission in Indian School of Business, Hyderabad for post graduate program in 2022 which he deferred.[8][9][10][11]

Cricketing career

Pratham is a left-handed opening batsman and right-handed off spinner.[8][9][12] In 2017, he made his debut in List A cricket and represented Railways in the 2016–17 Vijay Hazare Trophy. He scored 73 runs off 154 balls in his Ranji Trophy debut against Maharashtra.[13] In 2017, Pratham was bought by Gujarat Lions in the 2017 IPL auction.[9] He was the 3rd highest run-scorer in India in the 2018–19 Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy, with 438 runs in 10 innings averaging 54.75.[8][14][15][16] Pratham set a record by scoring 4 consecutive fifties in the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy.[17][10]

He was the highest scorer for Railways in 2020–21 Vijay Hazare Trophy with a total of 299 runs with a highest of 127 against Karnataka averaging 74.75.[17][10] In February 2022, he was bought by the Kolkata Knight Riders for INR 20 lakh in the auction for the 2022 Indian Premier League tournament.[10][18] He was also selected to represent the Central Zone in 2023 for the Deodhar Trophy.[19]

In February 2024, Pratham scored an unbeaten 169 off 300 balls that included 16 boundaries and one six, in a 378-run chase against Tripura in Agartala during the 2023–24 Ranji Trophy, and was named Man of the Match in the highest ever run chase in the 90 years history of Ranji Trophy.[20][21] In this 89th Ranji Trophy season, held from January 5 to March 14, 2024, he was the top run-scorer for Railways, with 530 runs in 12 innings at an average of 48.18, with 169 as his highest score.[9][18]

After scoring two centuries—130 against Gujarat and 143 against the TNCA President's XI—in the Buchi Babu Tournament,[22] Pratham was selected for the India A team in the second round of the Duleep Trophy. He joined as a replacement when captain Shubman Gill was called up to the Indian Test squad for the Bangladesh series.[23] Pratham made his debut with a century, scoring 122 off 189 balls (12 fours, 1 six) against India D in a second-round match at the Rural Development Trust Stadium.[24][25] In October 2024, Railways named Pratham as captain of its squad for the 2024–25 Ranji Trophy season.[6]

References

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  2. ^ "Vijay Hazare Trophy, Group A: Haryana v Railways at Delhi, Feb 26, 2017". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 26 February 2017.
  3. ^ "Group A, Ranji Trophy at Pune, Nov 9-12 2017". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 9 November 2017.
  4. ^ "Group C, Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy at Indore, Feb 21 2019". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 21 February 2019.
  5. ^ Karhadkar, Amol (2 March 2019). "Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy: Punjab caps off below-par campaign with win". The Hindu. Retrieved 17 August 2022.
  6. ^ a b "UP batter tolead Rlys inRanji Trophy". The Times of India. 7 October 2024. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 15 November 2024.
  7. ^ "इंजीनियरिंग के बाद बना क्रिकेटर, लॉकडाउन में पास की MBA की परीक्षा, अब KKR में खेलेगा!". TV9 Bharatvarsh (in Hindi). 28 March 2022. Retrieved 17 August 2022.
  8. ^ a b c Mandani, Rasesh (1 April 2022). "For Knight Pratham Singh, it's cricket over MBA". Hindustan Times. Retrieved 17 August 2022.
  9. ^ a b c d "IPL 2022: Erudite Pratham looking to dazzle in KKR colours". News9Live. 26 March 2022. Retrieved 17 August 2022.
  10. ^ a b c d Bose, Soumitra; Kumar, Aditya (31 March 2022). "IPL 2022: KKR's Pratham Singh Awaits First Big Break – 10 Newcomers To Watch Out For". Outlook (Indian magazine). Retrieved 17 August 2022.
  11. ^ "प्रथम सिंह के आईपीएल में चुने जाने पर जिले में हर्ष का माहौल". Hindustan (in Hindi). Retrieved 17 August 2022.
  12. ^ "For Knight Pratham Singh, it's cricket over MBA". Hindustan Times. 1 April 2022. Retrieved 23 August 2022.
  13. ^ "Full Scorecard of Maharashtra vs Railways Group A 2017/18 - Score Report". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 19 July 2022.
  14. ^ "Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy, 2018/19 Cricket Team Records & Stats". Cricinfo. Retrieved 17 August 2022.
  15. ^ Bandarupalli, Sampath (14 March 2019). "Stats: Karnataka clinche the Syed Mushtaq Ali T20 with a record winning streak". CricTracker. Retrieved 17 August 2022.
  16. ^ Kumar, Manoj (27 April 2022). "Who is Pratham Singh? – All you need to know about the KKR's Engineer turned opening batter". CricTracker. Retrieved 17 August 2022.
  17. ^ a b "IPL 2022: इस पहलू से बहुत लकी रहे केकेआर के प्रथम सिंह, आईपीएल को लेकर बहुत ही उत्साहित". NDTVIndia. Retrieved 17 August 2022.
  18. ^ a b "IPL 2022 auction: The list of sold and unsold players". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 12 November 2024.
  19. ^ Pathiyil, Anish (27 July 2023). "Deodhar Trophy 2023: Central Zone faces West Zone, eyes first win". Sportstar. Retrieved 11 November 2024.
  20. ^ "Pratham Singh: All about the Railways' top scorer selected to play for India A in Duleep Trophy". The Economic Times. 12 September 2024. ISSN 0013-0389. Retrieved 11 November 2024.
  21. ^ "Railways record highest successful chase in Ranji Trophy history over Tripura". The Indian Express. 19 February 2024. Retrieved 11 November 2024.
  22. ^ "IPL 2022 auction: The list of sold and unsold players". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 13 February 2022.
  23. ^ "Who is Pratham Singh? India A batter who was selected as replacement for Shubman Gill, scores his maiden century in Duleep Trophy | Sporting News India". www.sportingnews.com. 14 September 2024. Retrieved 11 November 2024.
  24. ^ "Journeyman Pratham Singh and rising talent Tilak Varma stub out Shreyas Iyer's India D in Duleep Trophy". The Indian Express. 14 September 2024. Retrieved 11 November 2024.
  25. ^ Venkatesan, S. Prasanna (17 September 2024). "Better late than never, Pratham Singh checking all boxes". Sportstar. Retrieved 11 November 2024.
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