Former Indian fast bowler RP Singh’s birthday is also on 6th December. RP played an important role with the ball in the T20 World Cup played in 2007. He bowled lethally against South Africa and got Team India a semi-final ticket. At the same time, Karun Nair, who became anonymous after scoring a triple century in Test cricket, was also born on 6 December. This time, Delhi Capitals has included Karun in its team in the mega auction.
Born on 6 December 1985 in Bareilly district of Uttar Pradesh, Rudra Pratap Singh attracted the attention of the selectors of the Indian cricket team with his brilliant performance in the 2004 Under-19 World Cup. He took 8 wickets in this tournament. Not only this, RP Singh had taken 34 wickets while playing for Uttar Pradesh in Ranji Trophy this year. Due to his excellent performance he was selected in the team for India’s tour of Zimbabwe in 2005. He played his first test match against Pakistan in January 2006. In his debut test he took 5 wickets and became man of the match.
RP Singh, who started his international cricket career in 2005, has played a total of 14 Tests, 58 ODIs and 10 T20 matches. While he has taken 40 wickets in Test cricket, he has taken 69 wickets in ODI matches. He has 10 wickets in his name in T20. RP Singh played an important role in making India champion during the T20 World Cup held in South Africa in 2007. In the tournament, RP Singh took a total of 12 wickets in 7 matches. In the semi-final match of this tournament, RP Singh made a big contribution in eliminating Australia from the match by taking 4 wickets.
RP Singh played many important matches for Deccan Chargers in IPL. In 2009, he became the highest wicket taker for his team. In this tournament, he sent a total of 23 batsmen to the pavilion. Then Deccan Chargers won the title of IPL champion for the first time. He played his last international cricket match in 2011. Apart from this, he was last seen playing for Gujarat in 2017 in a first-class match against Mumbai. RP Singh has taken a total of 301 wickets in 94 first-class matches. In this, he has achieved the feat of taking 5 wickets in a single match 12 times.
