IPL Rising Star Simarjeet Singh: The 61st match of IPL 2024 was played between Chennai Super Kings and Rajasthan Royals at Chepauk Cricket Stadium, Chennai. In this match, Chennai Super Kings won by 5 runs. Considering the race for the playoffs, this match was very important for the CSK team. The hero of Chennai Super Kings’ victory in this match was a 26-year-old bowler. This bowler is Simarjeet Singh, who has been included in the team’s playing 11 in the last few matches and he has been successful in taking advantage of these opportunities.
CSK team’s new ‘Singh is King’
In this match, Rajasthan captain Sanju Samson won the toss and decided to bat first. Which proved wrong in front of the bowling of Simarjit Singh. Simarjeet Singh bowled 4 overs in this match and gave only 26. During this, he made three batsmen his victims. Rajasthan’s top was a complete flop in front of Simarjit Singh. Let us tell you that Simarjeet Singh is a part of Chennai Super Kings since the year 2022. But last season he did not play a single match due to injury. But CSK management continuously worked with him and now the team is getting the results. Simarjeet has played 3 matches so far this season and has taken 5 wickets in his name. At the same time, there have been a total of 9 matches in IPL in which he has taken 9 wickets in his name.
When did Simarjeet Singh come into limelight?
Simarjeet Singh plays for Delhi in domestic cricket. In the mega auction held in 2022, the Chennai team had expressed confidence in him and included him in the team at a base price of Rs 20 lakh. Simarjeet Singh came into limelight for the first time in the year 2021 during the Indian team’s tour of Sri Lanka. Actually, Simarjeet Singh was one of the 5 net bowlers accompanying the team. He has also been a part of Mumbai Indians team in IPL. In the second phase of IPL 2021, he was included by Mumbai Indians as a replacement for Arjun Tendulkar. But he did not get a chance to play even a single match there.
Gave this big statement after the match winning performance
Simarjeet Singh said after the match played against Rajasthan Royals that I am very thankful to the Chennai Super Kings management, physio and trainer. When I was injured throughout the year, he took very good care of me. In this match we saw how the pitch was playing. There was a discussion between the captain and me and it was decided that bowling on the wicket was the right thing to do. Let us tell you that Simarjeet has played 13 matches for India in first-class cricket, in which he has taken 42 wickets. He has taken 23 wickets in the 23 List A matches played so far. Simarjeet was away from the cricket field since 2022 due to injury and has made a straight comeback in the IPL.
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