Barinder Sran (born 10 December 1992) is a former Indian international cricketer. He is a left-arm medium-fast bowler who played for Punjab and Chandigarh in domestic cricket. He was a member of the Rajasthan Royals squad in the 2015 Indian Premier League.[3][4] His last appearance in the IPL was in 2019 where he was picked by Mumbai Indians. He made his One Day International debut for India against Australia on 12 January 2016.[5] He made his Twenty20 International (T20I) debut against Zimbabwe at Harare Sports Club on 20 June 2016 and took 4/10, which are the best bowling figures by an Indian debutant in T20I cricket.[6] On 29 August 2024, Sran announced his retirement from international and domestic cricket.[7]

Barinder Sran
Personal information
Full name
Barinder Balbirsingh Sran
Born (1992-12-10) 10 December 1992 (age 31)
Sirsa, Haryana, India
NicknameBarry[1]
Height6 ft 3[2] in (1.91 m)
BattingLeft-handed
BowlingLeft-arm fast-medium
RoleBowler
International information
National side
ODI debut (cap 207)12 January 2016 v Australia
Last ODI15 June 2016 v Zimbabwe
ODI shirt no.51
T20I debut (cap 66)20 June 2016 v Zimbabwe
Last T20I22 June 2016 v Zimbabwe
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2011–2021Punjab
2015Rajasthan Royals
2016–2017Sunrisers Hyderabad
2018Kings XI Punjab
2019Mumbai Indians
2019Chandigarh
Career statistics
Competition ODI T20I FC LA
Matches 6 2 18 31
Runs scored 227 147
Batting average 17.46 16.33
100s/50s 0/0 0/0
Top score 33 38
Balls bowled 302 48 2,999 1,436
Wickets 7 6 47 45
Bowling average 38.42 6.83 37.87 32.64
5 wickets in innings 0 0 2 0
10 wickets in match 0 0 0 0
Best bowling 3/56 4/10 6/61 4/22
Catches/stumpings 1/– 0/– 2/– 5/–
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 30 August 2024

Domestic career

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After switching from boxing to cricket at the age of 17, Sran attended trials for Kings XI Punjab but was not selected. He received cricket training at an academy in Chandigarh, and then took part in the Gatorade Speedster, winning the North India leg. He won the Under-19 leg of Speedster, following which he was sent to Dubai to train at the ICC academy.

He made his debut for Punjab in 2011–12, taking part in T20s and Ranji Trophy. Injuries kept him out of action for a few seasons. In 2014, he attended trials conducted by Mumbai Indians and Rajasthan Royals and was bought by the latter at the 2015 IPL players auction.[8] He played only one match for the Royals that year.[9]

In a Ranji Trophy match in 2015, he took 6/61 and helped his team Punjab win by innings margin against Railways.

In January 2018, he was bought by the Kings XI Punjab in the 2018 IPL auction.[10] In December 2018, he was bought by the Mumbai Indians in the player auction for the 2019 Indian Premier League.[11][12] He was released by the Mumbai Indians ahead of the 2020 IPL auction.[13]

International career

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Having played only eight List A matches, Sran was picked in the Indian ODI squad for the Australian tour in January 2016. He made his debut in the first ODI at Perth and took 3 for 56, dismissing Aaron Finch, David Warner and Steve Smith.[5] He was then picked in the Indian ODI and T20 squad for the Indian cricket team's tour to Zimbabwe.

References

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  1. ^ "Kohli, Dhawan hit fine form in warm-up win". Wisden India. Archived from the original on 11 January 2016. Retrieved 12 January 2016.
  2. ^ Farrell, Melinda. "The day of the debutants". Perth: ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 12 January 2016.
  3. ^ "Rajasthan Royals Squad / Players". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 16 May 2015.
  4. ^ "Barinder Sran". CricketArchive. Retrieved 20 December 2015.
  5. ^ a b "India tour of Australia, 1st ODI: Australia v India at Perth, Jan 12, 2016". ESPNcricinfo. ESPN Sports Media. 12 January 2016. Retrieved 12 January 2016.
  6. ^ "India tour of Zimbabwe, 2nd T20I: Zimbabwe v India at Harare, Jun 20, 2016". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 20 June 2016.
  7. ^ "Barinder Sran announces international and domestic retirement". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 29 August 2024.
  8. ^ Monga, Sidharth (19 December 2015). "From boxing to cricket: the start-stop journey of Sran". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 12 January 2016.
  9. ^ "Barinder Singh Sran". rajasthanroyals.com. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 20 December 2015.
  10. ^ "List of sold and unsold players". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 27 January 2018.
  11. ^ "IPL 2019 auction: The list of sold and unsold players". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 18 December 2018.
  12. ^ "IPL 2019 Auction: Who got whom". The Times of India. Retrieved 18 December 2018.
  13. ^ "Where do the eight franchises stand before the 2020 auction?". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 15 November 2019.
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