Bantoo Singh (born 17 February 1963), also spelled as Bantu Singh, is a former Indian first-class cricketer who played for Delhi cricket team from 1985/86 to 1995/96. In 2005, he became a selector for the Delhi District Cricket Association.
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| Born | 17 February 1963 Delhi, India | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm off break | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Batsman | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Relations | Dilbaugh Singh (father) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1985/86–1995/96 | Delhi | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: ESPNcricinfo, 26 December 2015 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Life and career
editSingh was born on 17 February 1963 in Delhi. His father Dilbaugh Singh[1] was the founder of Delhi Gymkhana Club and had also played first-class cricket for Jammu and Kashmir cricket team. He had also worked as a selector of Delhi.[2]
Singh played as a right-handed middle-order batsman, representing Delhi between the 1985/86 to 1995/96 seasons. He scored more than 3000 first-class runs and 11 hundreds including hundreds in two Ranji Trophy finals: 179 against Bengal in the 1988–89 Ranji Trophy final and 123 against Tamil Nadu in the 1991–92 Ranji Trophy final. He had also captained the team in a few matches and appeared for North Zone cricket team in Duleep Trophy. Although he had played his last first-class match in 1995/96, he announced his retirement only in November 2005.[3]
In August 2005, Delhi District Cricket Association appointed Singh as a member of the five-man Delhi selection panel.[4] He later became the chairman of Delhi under-19 selection panel.[5]
References
edit- ^ "Dilbaugh Singh". CricketArchive. Retrieved 27 December 2015.
- ^ "Delhi Gymkhana Club founder Dilbagh Singh passes away". Economic Times. Archived from the original on 5 January 2016. Retrieved 27 December 2015.
- ^ "Bantu Singh retires from first-class cricket". The Hindu. 27 November 2005. Archived from the original on 27 January 2006. Retrieved 27 December 2015.
- ^ "Venkat Sunderam, Vivek Razdan the new selectors". The Hindu. 31 August 2005. Retrieved 27 December 2015.[dead link]
- ^ "'Extra players' embarrassment for DDCA". The Hindu. Retrieved 27 December 2015.
External links
edit- Bantoo Singh at ESPNcricinfo
- Bantoo Singh at CricketArchive (subscription required)