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Full name Vikram Raj Vir Singh
Born September 17, 1984, Chandigarh, Punjab, India
Current age 23 years 355 days
Major teams India,India Under-19s,Indian Board President's XI,Kings XI Punjab,Punjab,Rajasthan Cricket Association President's XI
Also known as Vikram Rajvir Singh
Batting style Right-hand bat
Bowling style Right-arm medium-fast
Batting and fielding averages
Mat
Inns
NO
Runs
HS
Ave
BF
SR
100
50
4s
6s
Ct
St
Tests
5
6
2
47
29
11.75
42
111.90
0
0
9
0
1
0
ODIs
2
1
0
8
8
8.00
13
61.53
0
0
1
0
3
0
First-class
25
30
6
360
47
15.00
365
98.63
0
0
6
0
List A
37
15
8
126
30*
18.00
114
110.52
0
0
8
0
Twenty20
23
6
3
39
22*
13.00
31
125.80
0
0
3
1
4
0
Bowling averages
Mat
Inns
Balls
Runs
Wkts
BBI
BBM
Ave
Econ
SR
4w
5w
10
Tests
5
10
669
427
8
3/48
3/70
53.37
3.82
83.6
0
0
0
ODIs
2
2
72
105
0
-
-
-
8.75
-
0
0
0
First-class
25
4055
2622
101
7/75
25.96
3.87
40.1
5
8
2
List A
37
1757
1533
55
5/38
5/38
27.87
5.23
31.9
3
1
0
Twenty20
23
23
499
662
22
3/16
3/16
30.09
7.95
22.6
0
0
0
Career statistics
Test debut
West Indies v India at St John's, Jun 2-6, 2006 scorecard
Last Test
Bangladesh v India at Chittagong (CDS), May 18-22, 2007 scorecard
Test statistics
ODI debut
India v England at Jamshedpur, Apr 12, 2006 scorecard
Chennai Super Kings v Kings XI Punjab at Mumbai, May 31, 2008 scorecard
Profile
A product of the Under-19 system, VRV Singh first turned heads when he played for Punjab in 2005. A fresh burst of energy in a country teeming with workhorse medium pacers, VRV, a tall, open-chested bowler, insisted that he would never compromise on his speed. Though he struggles to find his radar at times, he is undoubtedly a genuine fast bowler in the making. In his first year of domestic cricket, he played only seven Ranji Trophy matches but took 34 wickets at 20.67 a piece, with a best of 7 for 75. In 2005's Challenger Trophy at Mohali, VRV took three wickets against India B and two against India Seniors to stand out, along with Sreesanth, among the fast-bowling prospects. First called up to the national side for the one-day series against Sri Lanka in late 2005, he failed a fitness test and was promptly ushered out of the squad. As he again approached selection to the Indian team, VRV injured his landing foot and had to undergo rehabilitation. But the selectors maintained their faith in him and called him up for the seven-match ODI series against England in March-April 2006. He made his debut against them at Jamshedpur, but went wicketless for 33 runs from just five overs.
Then came the EurAsia Cup in Abu Dhabi, where VRV bowled impressively to fetch 11 wickets in four matches to stay in the reckoning. He made his Test debut in Antigua, and picked up two wickets in the first innings of a drawn game, and impressed the watching Ian Bishop: "VRV is only a baby; to me he is starting to bowl better with every game." Jamie Alter June 2006
