RP Singh

Country: India
Date of Birth: December 6, 1985
Place of Birth: Rae Bareli, Uttar Pradesh
Batting Style: Right Handed
Bowling Style: Left-arm medium fast
Skill: Bowler
Teams Played: Deccan Chargers, India, Kochi Tuskers Kerala

Batting Performance

	M	Inn	No	Runs	HS	Avg	SR
Tests	14	19	3	116	30	7.25	42.03
ODI	58	20	10	104	23	10.4	42.98
T20s	10	2	2	3	2*	0	100
IPL	56	25	12	46	10	3.54	71.88

Bowling & Fielding Performance

	M	Overs	Runs	Mdns	Wkts	Avg	Best	Econ
Tests	14	422.2	1682	59	40	42.05	5/59	3.98
ODI	58	427.3	2343	31	69	33.96	4/35	5.48
T20s	10	33	225	0	15	15	4/13	6.82
IPL	56	203	1574	2	64	24.59	4/22	7.75

Career Performance

	First Match	Last Match
Tests	January 21, 2006 v Pakistan at Iqbal Stadium, Faisalabad	August 18, 2011 v England at The Oval, London
ODIs	September 4, 2005 v Zimbabwe at Harare Sports Club, Harare	September 16, 2011 v England at Sophia Gardens, Cardiff
T20s	September 13, 2007 v Scotland at Kingsmead, Durban	June 16, 2009 v South Africa at Trent Bridge, Nottingham
IPL	April 20, 2008 v Kolkata Knight Riders at Eden Gardens, Kolkata	May 18, 2011 v Chennai Super Kings at MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai

Profile

Made his first-class debut in 2003/4 against the touring New Zealanders and, in 2004/5, took 34 wickets in six Ranji Trophy matches, the joint-highest of the season. He came to prominence in the ICC U/19 Cricket World Cup 2004 after taking eight wickets at 24.75 apiece and bowling tidily at the death. He made his Test debut against Pakistan at Faisalabad in January 2006, earning the Man-of-the-Match award for his match-haul of five wickets. Since then he has had his 'moments' in Test cricket but has not been consistent enough to seal a permanent place for himself in the longest version of the game. In a team with fast-rising superstars, RP Singh still needs to firmly establish himself as a bowler who can support the attack even on pitches that do not assist his pace and swing. The selectors have shown faith in him, despite some rough patches, and its time for RP Singh to repay the faith shown in him with some good, consistent performance with the ball.