Anish Paraam

Anish Edward Paraam (born 19 July 1990) is a Singaporean cricketer. He has played for the Singapore national cricket team since 2008, as a right-handed batsman and slow left-arm orthodox bowler.

Anish Paraam
Personal information
Full name
Anish Edward Paraam
Born (1990-07-19) 19 July 1990
Singapore
BattingRight-handed
BowlingSlow left-arm orthodox
RoleAll-rounder
International information
National side
T20I debut (cap 8)22 July 2019 v Qatar
Last T20I4 May 2023 v Cambodia
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2014Durham MCCU
Source: Cricinfo, 4 May 2023
Medal record
Representing  Singapore
Men's Cricket
Southeast Asian Games
Gold medal – first place2017 Kuala LumpurTwenty20
Silver medal – second place2017 Kuala Lumpur50 over
Men's Cricket
Southeast Asian Games
Gold medal – first place2023 Cambodia6s
Bronze medal – third place2023 CambodiaT10
Bronze medal – third place2023 CambodiaT20

Personal life

Paraam is a nephew of Singapore cricket pioneer Stacey Muruthi.[1] His brothers Navin and Prasheen have also represented Singapore in cricket, as well as his cousins Peter and James Muruthi and Diviya G K.[2]

Domestic career

Paraam played club cricket in England for Horwich in the Bolton Cricket League.[3] He represented Durham MCC University in two first-class matches during the 2014 English season.[4] He is one of three Singaporeans to have played first-class matches for an English university around the same time, the others being Oxford University's Sachin Mylavarapu and Durham MCCU's Abhiraj Singh.[5]

Paraam has also played club cricket in Australia for Great Northern Raiders in the Cricket Tasmania Premier League.[6]

International career

Paraam was named in Singapore's squad for 2008 ICC World Cricket League Division Five in Jersey.[7]

In August 2018, he was named in Singapore's squad for the 2018 Asia Cup Qualifier tournament.[8] He was the leading run-scorer for Singapore in the tournament, with 218 runs in five matches.[9] In October 2018, he was named in Singapore's squad for the 2018 ICC World Cricket League Division Three tournament in Oman.[10]

In July 2019, he was named in Singapore's Twenty20 International (T20I) squad for the Regional Finals of the 2018–19 ICC T20 World Cup Asia Qualifier tournament.[11] He made his T20I debut for Singapore against Qatar on 22 July 2019.[12]

In September 2019, he was named in Singapore's squad for the 2019 Malaysia Cricket World Cup Challenge League A tournament.[13] In July 2022, he was named in Singapore's squad for the 2022 Canada Cricket World Cup Challenge League A tournament.[14] He made his List A debut on 28 July 2022, for Singapore against Qatar.[15]

Paraam scored his maiden T20I century, 100 not out, against the Philippines at the 2023 SEA Games.[16]

References
  1. Kumar, V. K. Santosh (30 August 2017). "SEA Games 2017: Singapore wins its first cricket gold". The Straits Times. Retrieved 13 September 2023.
  2. Santosh Kumar, V.K. (21 August 2017). "SEA Games: Quintet from Sreerangam clan power Singapore cricket team in Kuala Lumpur". The Straits Times. Retrieved 14 May 2022.
  3. V. K. Santosh Kumar (29 May 2013). "Singaporean making waves in English cricket" Archived 30 October 2014 at the Wayback Machine – The Straits Times. Retrieved 24 October 2014.
  4. "Anish Paraam". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 24 October 2014.
  5. Players / Singapore / Sachin Mylavarapu – ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 13 May 2015.
  6. McGuane, Jarryd (17 October 2019). "Raiders secure batting support in the return of Anish Paraam". The Advocate. Retrieved 20 May 2023.
  7. "ICC World Cricket League Division Five 2008: Singapore Squad". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 20 May 2023.
  8. "Singapore Team". Asian Cricket Council. Retrieved 23 August 2018.
  9. "Asia Cup Qualifiers, 2018/19: Singapore / Minor cricket (one-day/limited overs) / Batting and bowling averages". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 4 September 2018.
  10. "Squads and match schedule announced for ICC World Cricket League Division 3". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 31 October 2018.
  11. "The SCA have announced the 14-man squad for the ICC T20 World Cup Asia Final". Singapore Cricket Association. Retrieved 15 July 2019.
  12. "1st Match, ICC Men's T20 World Cup Asia Region Final at Singapore, Jul 22 2019". ESPN cricinfo. Retrieved 22 July 2019.
  13. "The SCA have announced the 14-man squad – ICC Men's CWC Challenge League A – 2019". Singapore Cricket Association. Retrieved 8 September 2019.
  14. "ICC Men's CWC Challenge League A: Full squads, Fixtures & Preview". Cricket World. Retrieved 27 July 2022.
  15. "17th Match, King City (NW), July 28, 2022, CWC Challenge League Group A". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 28 July 2022.
  16. Dada, Madhav (3 May 2023). "Singapore finds big win over the Philippines in the SEA Games Men's T20 Cricket Competition". Home of T20. Retrieved 20 May 2023.
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