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Robin Singh (cricketer)

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Robin Singh
Personal information
Full name
Rabindra Ramnarine Singh
BornPrinces Town,Trinidad and Tobago
BattingLeft-handed
BowlingRight-armmedium
RoleAll-rounder
International information
National side
Only Test (cap217)7 October 1998 vZimbabwe
ODI debut (cap71)11 March 1989 vWest Indies
Last ODI3 April 2001 vAustralia
ODI shirt no.6
Career statistics
Competition Test ODI FC LA
Matches 1 136 137 228
Runs scored 27 2,336 6,997 4,057
Batting average 13.50 25.95 46.03 26.51
100s/50s 0/0 1/9 22/33 1/20
Top score 15 100 183* 100
Ballsbowled 60 3,734 12,201 7,544
Wickets 0 69 172 150
Bowling average – 43.26 35.97 39.00
5 wickets in innings – 2 4 2
10 wickets in match – 0 1 0
Best bowling – 5/22 7/54 5/22
Catches/stumpings 5/– 33/– 109/– 56/–
Medal record
Men'sCricket
RepresentingIndia
ICC Champions Trophy
Runner-up 2000 Kenya
ACC Asia Cup
Runner-up 1997 Sri Lanka
Source:ESPNcricinfo,9 November 2014

Robin Singh is an Indian formercricketerand cricket coach. He represented India in one Test and 136 ODIs between 1989 and 2001 as anall-rounder.He has coached theIndian Premier League'sMumbai Indianssince 2010 and theCaribbean Premier League'sBarbados Tridentssince 2013. He has also coached theDeccan Chargersin the IPL's inaugural year.[1]As a player, he was known for his calmness and ability to perform under pressure. He brought to Indian cricket world class fielding.[2][3][4][5]He was a part of the squad which finished asrunners-upat the2000 ICC Champions Trophy.

Born inTrinidadtoIndo-Trinidadianparents, Singh moved to India in 1984 and studied atMadras Universityduring which he played club and college-level cricket. He helped Tamil Nadu win theRanji Trophyin 1988, and was one of the season's most consistent players. Tamil Nadu won the trophy then after 33 long years and have not won it again since. He captained both Tamil Nadu and South Zone. He gave up hisTrinidad and Tobagopassport so he could become an Indian citizen and play for India's national cricket team.[6]

Early life

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Robindra Ramnarine Singh[7]was born inPrinces Town,Trinidad and Tobago,to Ramnarine and Savitri Singh on 14 September 1963, and is ofIndiandescent.[7]His forefathers were originally from Ajmer in Rajasthan.[7][8]At the age of 19, Singh moved toMadras,India,where he earned a master's degree in economics at theUniversity of Madraswhile beginning his cricket career. He currently resides inChennai,India,with his wife Sujata and son Dhananjay, although his parents and siblings still live inTrinidad and Tobago.[9]

Domestic career

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While in Trinidad, Singh captained the Trinidad youth cricket team in regional tournaments from 1982 to 1983. He represented the senior Trinidad cricket team in two one-day matches in 1983, during which he played alongsidePhil Simmons,David Williams,Larry Gomes,Gus Logie,Rangy Nanan,Sheldon Gomes, andRichard Gabriel.

Singh started his first-class career forTamil Naduduring the 1985–86 season. Tamil Nadu won the Ranji Trophy for the first time in 33 years with Singh performing outstandingly. During his nearly two decade long career, he was a genuine all-rounder for his club, making more than 6,000 runs and taking 172 wickets with his medium-fast bowling.

International career

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Singh made his debut for theIndian national cricket teamin aOne Day Internationalagainst theWest Indies cricket teamon 11 March 1989. He played two one-day Internationals, coming in to bat at number 7 both times in futile situations. The Indian team dropped Singh after the series, and he played in domestic and overseas leagues for the next seven years, after which he secured a regular place on the Indian cricket team. Singh was recalled for theTitan Cuptournament in 1996. He remained a regular player in the One Day Internationals until 2001. Singh was known for his middle-to-lower order batting, medium-pace bowling, and his ground fielding skills. He was considered as the best Indian fielder in those times. He was also known for his batting in closing overs (usually along withAjay Jadeja), which made him an integral player during the1999 Cricket World Cup.[10]Throughout his career, Singh was considered a better fit for One Day matches.

Coaching career

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Singh began coaching soon after his retirement. His first coaching position was with theIndian under-19 cricket team.In 2004, he began coaching theHong Kong national cricket team,[11]helping it qualify for the2004 Asia Cup.In 2006, Singh was appointed coach of theIndia A cricket team,where he coached cricketers such asGautam GambhirandRobin Uthappa.Several cricketers whom Singh coached went on to play for theIndian national team.[12]Singh was named the Indian national team fielding coach in 2007 and 2008 and was appointed the first head coach of theDeccan Chargersfranchise in theIndian Premier League.[13]

Singh remained the fielding coach for the Indian national cricket team until October 2009 and was the batting coach of theMumbai Indians,anIndian Premier Leagueteam. He joined MI in 2010 as Head coach for 3 years, which was a turning point in the team's fortunes as before that they had failed to qualify in the top four. He helped the Mumbai Indians occupy the runner-up position during the2010 IPL seasonand was a part of the coaching structure since then winning the2013 IPL season,the2015 IPL season2017 and 2019 and 2020 Indian Premier League championships. He also helped win the2013 Champions League Twenty20,and the2011 Champions League Twenty20.

Singh coached theKhulna Division cricket teamin theBangladesh Premier League,where he helpedDwayne SmithandAndre Russellfurther their cricket skills. In 2012, theUva cricket team,under Singh's coaching, won theSri Lanka Premier Leaguetournament.

He was also the coach of theBarbados Tridents.Since its inception, the Tridents have won once, and have played two finals and a semifinal. Robin Singh was also the Head Coach and Mentor of City Kaitak, which finished as the runners-up of the 2017 edition ofHong Kong T20 Blitz.[14]He was also the Head Coach ofKaraikudi Kaalai,in theTamil Nadu Premier League,between 2016 and 2017. He also coached the Kerala Kings, who were crowned as the Champions of the inaugural edition of theT10 League.[15]He moved teams in 2018 to a new franchise, Northern Warriors for the second edition of the T10 League and took that team to victory in the tournament, making it back to back titles albeit with 2 different teams.[16]In the 2020 edition Northern Warriors won yet again and Singh was replaced due to franchise ownership changing hands.

Singh was also involved in coaching the senior and junior USA cricket teams. In 2011, Singh coached theUnited States women's cricket teamat the World Cup Qualifier Tournament in Bangladesh. [17]

Robin Singh was appointed Director of Cricket – UAE Cricket and Head Coach of theUAE National Cricket Teamin 2020.After 2 years of the pandemic disrupted his tenure at the start with virtually no cricket being played by his wards in a few months of active cricket uae had a series of successes to qualify for the ICC T20 World Cup in Australia. Although they didn't make it to the super 12s they had 3 hard fought games with few players putting up notable performances. He has currently been appointed the GM of MI Emirates for the inaugural edition of the UAE ILT20 league in 2023.Consequently in 2024 he was appointed Head Coach of the same team which went on to become the Champions of the ILT20 2024.

Initiatives

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Robin Singh launched his academy, Robin Singh Sports Academy[18]inDubai,United Arab Emirates,which aims at providing state of the art facilities for the youngsters. The mission of his academy is to be a one-stop destination for all sports in theUAEexpanding to cover the GCC and to help identify and nurture sportsmen and women to become champions and ambassadors for their country, and contribute towards a healthier community.

References

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  1. ^"Robin Singh".ESPNcricinfo.Retrieved31 January2012.
  2. ^"Robin Singh – Coach of Tridents CPL T20 Team".Cplt20.Retrieved14 June2016.
  3. ^"Robin Singh – T10 League Coach".cricdash.Archived fromthe originalon 9 October 2019.Retrieved16 October2019.
  4. ^"Indian Fielding: Energetic, Enthusiastic and Enviable".Zeenews.india.19 July 2013.Retrieved14 June2016.
  5. ^"TUCC: Robin Singh: Chennai's Jonty Rhodes | UCC.in".Archived fromthe originalon 20 July 2014.Retrieved16 July2014.
  6. ^"I thought that if you perform you would get in: Robin".The Times of India.16 May 2002.Retrieved4 March2019.
  7. ^abc"I thought that if you perform you would get in: Robin".The Times of India.Retrieved14 June2016.
  8. ^"ROBIN SINGH: A FORGOTTEN HERO | Sports Overload |".25 April 2020.
  9. ^"Robin Singh calls it a day".ESPNcricinfo.Retrieved31 January2012.
  10. ^"India Squad for 1999 Cricket World Cup".ESPNcricinfo.Retrieved31 January2012.
  11. ^"Nayan Mongia to coach Thailand".ESPNcricinfo.Retrieved31 January2012.
  12. ^"India A showing augurs well for the future – Robin".ESPNcricinfo.Retrieved31 January2012.
  13. ^"India's coaching staff fear double standards".ESPNcricinfo.Retrieved31 January2012.
  14. ^"Execute your skills or fail, says City Kaitak coach Robin Singh ahead of Hong Kong T20 Blitz".South China Morning Post. 5 February 2017.Retrieved5 February2017.
  15. ^"Kerala Kings appoint Robin Singh as head coach".The Gulf Today. Archived fromthe originalon 4 October 2018.Retrieved5 November2017.
  16. ^"My partnership with Robin will help Northern Warriors, says Sammy".Khaleej Times.Retrieved26 September2018.
  17. ^"USA pick 42-year-old captain, two in 50s for WC qualifier".ESPNcricinfo.Retrieved31 January2012.
  18. ^"Robin Singh hopes to produce top cricketers for UAE".Khaleej Times.Retrieved13 September2017.
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