Yajurvindra Singh

Yajurvindra Singh

Personal information
Born	1 August 1952 (1952-08) (age 72) Rajkot, Gujarat, India
Batting	Right-handed
Bowling	Right-arm medium
International information
National side	India (1977–1979)
Test debut (cap 140)	28 January 1977 v England
Last Test	11 September 1979 v Australia
Career statistics
Competition Test First-class Matches 4 78 Runs scored 109 3,765 Batting average 18.16 42.30 100s/50s 0/0 9/18 Top score 43* 214 Balls bowled 120 1,552 Wickets 0 50 Bowling average – 31.03 5 wickets in innings – 2 10 wickets in match – 1 Best bowling – 7/20 Catches/stumpings 11/– 83/–
Source: CricInfo, 10 May 2020

Yajurvindra Singh pronunciation^ⓘ (born 1 August 1952) is a former Indian cricketer who played in four Test matches from 1977 to 1979.^[1] He is from the erstwhile princely family of Bilkha,^[2] in Junagadh district in Saurashtra. Yajurvindra Singh, known as 'Sunny' since childhood, studied at the elite Rajkumar College in Rajkot,^[3] where he captained his School Team at the same time that Karsan Ghavri, who hailed from Rajkot, and who eventually went on to play for the Indian team, captained the Virani High School team. The two often played against each other at local school fixtures.

He co-holds two Test fielding records: 5 catches in an innings, and 7 in a match.^[4]

References

1. "Yajurvindra Singh". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 9 May 2020.
2. "Google Sites". Archived from the original on 17 April 2016. Retrieved 3 March 2014.
3. "Home". rkcrajkot.com.
4. "Royalty on the cricket field". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 18 May 2018.

External links

• Yajurvindra Singh at ESPNcricinfo