Personal information | |
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Born | Delhi, India | 31 August 1992
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Years | Team |
2017-present | Railways |
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 26 February 2017 |
Pratham Singh (born 31 August 1992) is an Indian cricketer.[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 born on 31st 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.[6] He got an admission in Indian School of Business, Hyderabad for post graduate program in 2022 which he deferred.[7][8][9][10]
Pratham is a left-handed opening batsman and right-handed off spinner.[7][8][11] 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.[12] 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.[7][13][14][15]
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. Pratham set a record by scoring 4 consecutive fifties in the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy.[16][9]
In 2017, Pratham was bought by Gujarat Lions in the 2017 IPL auction.[8] 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.[17][9]