Yajurvindra Singh
Yajurvindra Singh ⓘ (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 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.
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| Born | 1 August 1952 (age 71) Rajkot, Gujarat, India | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm medium | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Test debut (cap 140) | 28 January 1977 v England | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last Test | 11 September 1979 v Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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He co-holds two Test fielding records: 5 catches in an innings, and 7 in a match.[4]
References
- "Yajurvindra Singh". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 9 May 2020.
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- "Home". rkcrajkot.com.
- "Royalty on the cricket field". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 18 May 2018.
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