Ravinderpal Singh Explained

Ravinderpal Singh (born 14 October 1988) is a Canadian cricketer. He is a right-handed batsman.^[1]

Career

In April 2019, Singh was named in Canada's squad for the 2019 ICC World Cricket League Division Two tournament in Namibia.^[2] He made his List A debut for Canada against Papua New Guinea in the 2019 ICC World Cricket League Division Two tournament on 24 April 2019.^[3] Prior to his List A debut, he was named in Canada's squad for the 2018–19 ICC T20 World Cup Americas Qualifier tournament in Morrisville, North Carolina.^{[4] [5]}

In June 2019, he was selected to play for the Toronto Nationals franchise team in the 2019 Global T20 Canada tournament.^[6]

He was in Canada's squad for the Regional Finals of the 2018–19 ICC T20 World Cup Americas Qualifier tournament.^[7] He made his Twenty20 International (T20I) debut for Canada against the Cayman Islands on 18 August 2019.^[8] On debut he scored 101 runs from 48 balls to become the first batsman for Canada to score a century in a T20I match.^{[9] [10]} He was also the first cricketer to score a century on his T20I debut.^[11]

In September 2019, he was named in Canada's squad for the 2019 Malaysia Cricket World Cup Challenge League A tournament.^[12] In October 2019, he was named in Canada's squad for the 2019 ICC T20 World Cup Qualifier tournament in the United Arab Emirates.^[13]

In October 2020, he was drafted by the Colombo Kings for the inaugural edition of the Lanka Premier League.^[14] In October 2021, he was named in Canada's squad for the 2021 ICC Men's T20 World Cup Americas Qualifier tournament in Antigua.^[15] In February 2022, he was named in Canada's squad for the 2022 ICC Men's T20 World Cup Global Qualifier A tournament in Oman.^[16]

In March 2023, he was named in Canada's squad for the 2023 Cricket World Cup Qualifier Play-off.^[17] He made his One Day International (ODI) debut on 27 March 2023, for Canada, against Jersey in that tournament.^[18]

In May 2024, he was named in Canada’s squad for the 2024 ICC Men's T20 World Cup tournament.^[19]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Ravinderpal Singh . 24 April 2019 . ESPN Cricinfo.
2. Web site: Cricket Canada announces the Senior National Squad for the ICC WCL Division 2, Namibia . Cricket Canada . 10 April 2019.
3. Web site: 10th match, ICC World Cricket League Division Two at Windhoek, Apr 24 2019 . 20 April 2019 . ESPN Cricinfo.
4. Web site: Canadian National Cricket Squad for ICC Americas World T20 SRQ & Schedule . Cricket Canada . 24 April 2019.
5. Web site: Senior team for qualifiers announced . Canada Cricket Online . 24 April 2019.
6. Web site: Global T20 draft streamed live . Canada Cricket Online . 20 June 2019.
7. Web site: Squad selected for the ICC T20 World Cup Qualifier - Americas Final 2019, Bermuda . Cricket Canada . 10 August 2019.
8. Web site: 2nd Match, ICC Men's T20 World Cup Americas Region Final at Sandys Parish, Aug 18 2019 . ESPN Cricinfo . 18 August 2019.
9. Web site: Canada beat Caymans in opener . Cricket Canada . 10 August 2019.
10. Web site: Superb Singh century gets Canada off to winning start at ICC T20 World Cup Americas Regional Finals . Inside the Games . 19 August 2019.
11. Web site: Stats: Canada's Ravinderpal Singh scores a century on his T20I debut . Cric Tracker . 19 August 2019.
12. Web site: Canada squad for the ICC CWC Challenge League A, Malaysia . Cricket Canada . 10 September 2019.
13. Web site: Canadian squad for ICC T20 World Cup qualifier . Cricket Canada . 9 October 2019.
14. Web site: Chris Gayle, Andre Russell and Shahid Afridi among big names taken at LPL draft . ESPN Cricinfo . 22 October 2020.
15. Web site: Canada's national squad for ICC 2022 Men's T20 World Cup Americas Qualifier . Cricket Canada . 28 October 2021.
16. Web site: Canada's ICC Men's T20 World Cup Qualifier, Oman 2022 squad announced! . Cricket Canada . 2 February 2022.
17. Web site: Canada To Tour Sri Lanka In Preparation For ICC Namibia 2023 World Cup Qualifier! . 9 February 2023 . Cricket Canada.
18. Web site: 3rd Match, Windhoek, March 27, 2023, ICC Cricket World Cup Qualifier Play-off . 2023-03-27 . ESPNcricinfo . en.
19. Web site: Canada’s Squad for the ICC Men’s T20I World Cup 2024 . 2024-06-11 . ScoreWaves . en.