Maninder Singh (cricketer)

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Maninder Singh
Cricket information
Batting style Right-hand bat
Bowling style Slow left-arm orthodox
Career statistics
Competition Tests ODIs
Matches 35 59
Runs scored 99 49
Batting average 3.80 12.25
100s/50s -/- -/-
Top score 15 8*
Balls bowled 8218 3133
Wickets 88 66
Bowling average 37.36 31.00
5 wickets in innings 3 -
10 wickets in match 2 n/a
Best bowling 7/27 4/22
Catches/stumpings 9/- 18/-
Source: , 4 February 2006

Maninder Singh  pronunciation  (born 13 June 1965, in Pune, India) is a former international cricket player who represented India in 35 Test matches and 59 One Day Internationals. Singh holds the Test record for the most tests in a complete career without aggregating 100 runs.[1] With his slow left-arm orthodox spin, Maninder was considered as an heir to Bishan Singh Bedi, who then held the record as India's leading spinner in terms of wickets.

Career

Maninder Singh began his career playing against Pakistan at Karachi, in December 1982. His last match was against Zimbabwe in May 1993. He was regarded as an heir apparent of the legendary Bishen Singh Bedi, and at the height of his career, he was reputed to possess a huge variety in his arsenal. He is often credited to have bowled an over, in which each of the six balls would be different than the previous one juggling with flight, length and spin. He took 88 wickets in his test career with a best of seven wickets for only 27 runs. He took 66 wickets in One Day Internationals and a best of four wickets for 22 runs.

He is now mostly remembered for his dismissal in the Madras test resulting in a tie against Australia in 1986-87 series.

Though now retired from active cricket, Maninder is still in the scene as a cricket commentator.

Controversy

On 22 May 2007, Maninder was questioned by police for possession of cocaine and he confessed to using cocaine for himself. It is alleged that they found 1.5 grams of cocaine in his residence in East Delhi, sold to him by a Nigerian national the police had been following.[2]

In the early hours of 8 June 2007 Maninder was admitted to Shanti Mukund hospital in Delhi with injuries to his wrists. His wife has issued a statement saying that it was "purely an accident" however local TV channels have speculated that it could be the result of a suicide attempt or even a domestic accident.[3]

References

  1. Walmsley, Keith (2003). Mosts Without in Test Cricket. Reading, England: Keith Walmsley Publishing Pty Ltd. p. 457. ISBN 0947540067.
  2. "Drug possession". www.cricinfo.com. Retrieved 2007-05-22.
  3. "Maninder Singh hospitalised". www.cricinfo.com. Retrieved 2007-06-09.
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