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.
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Anish Edward Paraam |
| Born | 19 July 1990 Singapore |
| Batting | Right-handed |
| Bowling | Slow left-arm orthodox |
| Role | All-rounder |
| International information | |
| National side |
|
| T20I debut (cap 8) | 22 July 2019 v Qatar |
| Last T20I | 6 February 2024 v Japan |
| Domestic team information | |
| Years | Team |
| 2014 | Durham MCCU |
Source: Cricinfo, 4 May 2023 | |
Medal record | |
Personal life
editParaam 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
editParaam 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
editParaam was named in Singapore's squad for 2008 ICC World Cricket League Division Five in Jersey.[7]
He was 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 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
edit- ^ Kumar, V. K. Santosh (30 August 2017). "SEA Games 2017: Singapore wins its first cricket gold". The Straits Times. Retrieved 13 September 2023.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Anish Paraam". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 24 October 2014.
- ^ Players / Singapore / Sachin Mylavarapu – ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 13 May 2015.
- ^ McGuane, Jarryd (17 October 2019). "Raiders secure batting support in the return of Anish Paraam". The Advocate. Retrieved 20 May 2023.
- ^ "ICC World Cricket League Division Five 2008: Singapore Squad". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 20 May 2023.
- ^ "Singapore Team". Asian Cricket Council. Retrieved 23 August 2018.
- ^ "Asia Cup Qualifiers, 2018/19: Singapore / Minor cricket (one-day/limited overs) / Batting and bowling averages". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 4 September 2018.
- ^ "Squads and match schedule announced for ICC World Cricket League Division 3". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 31 October 2018.
- ^ "The SCA have announced the 14-man squad for the ICC T20 World Cup Asia Final". Singapore Cricket Association. Retrieved 15 July 2019.
- ^ "1st Match, ICC Men's T20 World Cup Asia Region Final at Singapore, Jul 22 2019". ESPN cricinfo. Retrieved 22 July 2019.
- ^ "The SCA have announced the 14-man squad – ICC Men's CWC Challenge League A – 2019". Singapore Cricket Association. Retrieved 8 September 2019.
- ^ "ICC Men's CWC Challenge League A: Full squads, Fixtures & Preview". Cricket World. Retrieved 27 July 2022.
- ^ "17th Match, King City (NW), July 28, 2022, CWC Challenge League Group A". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 28 July 2022.
- ^ 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.