Narender Pal Singh

Narender Pal Singh (born 10 September 1973), also known as N. P. Singh, is an Indian former first-class cricketer who represented Hyderabad for 14 seasons. He later worked as a selector for Hyderabad Cricket Association.

Narender Pal Singh
Personal information
Born (1973-09-10) 10 September 1973
Laksar, Uttarakhand, India
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm medium-fast
RoleBowler
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1993/94–2006/07Hyderabad
Career statistics
Competition FC List A
Matches 101 48
Runs scored 1,535 188
Batting average 14.48 14.46
100s/50s 0/3 0/0
Top score 74 29*
Balls bowled 18,237 2,393
Wickets 319 70
Bowling average 26.95 24.68
5 wickets in innings 16 0
10 wickets in match 2 n/a
Best bowling 7/24 4/31
Catches/stumpings 39/– 17/–
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 28 March 2016

Life and career

Born in Laksar, Singh played as a right-arm medium-fast bowler for Hyderabad. He made his first-class debut for the team at the age of 20 in the 1993–94 Ranji Trophy. He appeared in 101 first-class matches and took 319 wickets at an average less than 27. He also claimed 70 wickets in 48 List A matches at 24.68. He was one of the top four wicket-takers of the 1998–99 Ranji Trophy[1] and part of the Hyderabad team that finished runners-up in the 1999–00 Ranji Trophy. He played his last first-class match in December 2006,[2] finishing as one of the players with most appearances for Hyderabad (97 first-class appearances).

Singh became a selector for the Hyderabad Cricket Association (HCA) soon after his retirement.[3] He also worked as the chairman of the senior team selection panel of HCA.[4] He was replaced in the selection panel in 2011,[5] after which he worked as a consultant for HCA's district and satellite academies.[6] He was once again named chairman of the Ranji and under-25 selection panel ahead of the 2013/14 season.[7]

References
  1. "Bowling in Ranji Trophy 1998/99 (Ordered by Wickets)". CricketArchive. Retrieved 28 March 2016.
  2. "First-Class Matches played by Narender Singh". CricketArchive. Retrieved 28 March 2016.
  3. Arsalan, Anam (31 December 2007). "Hyderabad cricket in transition mode". Hindustan Times. Retrieved 28 March 2016.
  4. Das, N Jagannath (19 December 2009). "Hyderabad demoted from Ranji Elite group". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 28 March 2016.
  5. "Laxman, Ojha named in HCA governing council". ESPNcricinfo. 10 July 2011. Retrieved 28 March 2016.
  6. "HCA to set up academy to train young players". The Times of India. 9 July 2011. Retrieved 28 March 2016.
  7. "HCA appoints selectors and coaches". Deccan Chronicle. Retrieved 28 March 2016.
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