Robin Singh (cricketer)
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| Full name | Rabindra Ramnarine | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | Princes Town, Trinidad and Tobago | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting style | Left-hand bat | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling style | Right-arm medium-fast | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | All-rounder, Coach | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Test debut (cap 217) | 7 October 1998 v Zimbabwe | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last Test | 7 October 1998 v Zimbabwe | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ODI debut (cap 71) | 11 March 1989 v West Indies | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last ODI | 3 April 2001 v Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ODI shirt no. | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Source: ESPNcricinfo, 9 November 2014 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Robin Singh (born "Robindra Singh") is a former international cricketer who represented the Indian national team between 1989 and 2001, as an all-rounder. He coaches the Indian Premier League's Mumbai Indians (in the position since 2010), and the Barbados Tridents in the Caribbean Premier League (since 2013). He also coached the Deccan Chargers in the IPL's inaugural year.[1] As a player, he was known for his agility and fitness.[2][3][4]
Born in Trinidad to Indo-Trinidadian parents, Robin Singh moved to India in 1984 and studied at Madras University during which he played club and college-level cricket. He played for Tamil Nadu in the Ranji Trophy, which they won in 1988 after 33 years with him being one of the season's most consistent performers and the man of the match in the finals. The state hasn't won the trophy since. He gave up his Trinidad and Tobago passport to be a naturalised Indian so he could represent the national team.
Early life
Robin Singh was born in Princes Town, Trinidad, to Ramnarine and Savitri Singh. Robin is of Indian descent his parents both of the Indian Diaspora who migrated to the West Indies more than 150 years ago.[5] At the age of 19, Singh moved to Madras, India, where he earned a master's degree in economics at the University of Madras, while also beginning his cricket career. He currently resides in Chennai, India with wife Sujata and son Dhananjay although his parents and siblings still live in Trinidad.[6]
Playing career
While in the West Indies, Singh captained the Trinidad youth team in regional tournaments in 1982–83. He represented the senior Trinidad team in two one day matches in 1983, during which time he played alongside Phil Simmons, David Williams, Larry Gomes, Gus Logie, Rangy Nanan, Sheldon Gomes, and Richard Gabriel.
Robin Singh started his first-class career for Tamil Nadu during the 1985-86 season. He was a genuine all-rounder for his club and made more than 6,000 runs and also took 172 wickets with his gentle medium fast bowling during a first class career that spanned nearly two decades.
International career
Robin Singh made his debut for Team India in a One Day International against the West Indies cricket team on 11 March 1989. He played just two One Day Internationals, coming in to bat at number 7 both times in futile situations. Team India dropped Singh after the series, and for the next seven years, he played in domestic and overseas leagues. After another seven years, Singh secured a regular place on Team India. Singh was recalled for the Titan Cup tournament in 1996. He remained a regular player in the One Day Internationals until 2001. Singh was known for his middle-lower order batting and medium-pace bowling as well as his ground fielding skills. He was noted for his batting in the closing overs (usually along with Ajay Jadeja), which made him an integral player during the 1999 Cricket World Cup.[7] Throughout his career, Singh was considered a better fit for One Day matches.
Coaching career
Soon after announcing his retirement, Robin Singh began coaching. His first coaching position was with the Indian Under-19 cricket team. In 2004, he began coaching the Hong Kong national cricket team,[8] helping Hong Kong qualify for the 2004 Asia Cup. In 2006, Singh was appointed the coach of India A cricket team, where he coached cricketers such as Gautam Gambhir and Robin Uthappa. A number of cricketers whom Singh coached moved on to play for the Indian national team.[9] Singh was named the fielding coach of the Indian national team in 2007 and in 2008, he was appointed the first head coach of the Deccan Chargers franchise in the Indian Premier League.[10]
Singh remained the fielding coach for Team India until October 2009 and is currently the coach of the Mumbai Indians of the IPL. Since his involvement with the Mumbai Indians, the team occupied runner-up position during the 2010 IPL season, and won the 2013 IPL season, the 2013 Champions League Twenty20, and the 2011 Champions League Twenty20. Mumbai Indians are the current IPL cup holders, having won the tournament in 2015 too.
Singh coached the Khulna Division cricket team in the Bangladesh Premier League, where he helped Dwayne Smith and Andre Russell further their cricket skills. In 2012, the Uva cricket team, under Singh's coaching, won the Sri Lanka Premier League tournament. He is the coach of the Barbados Tridents, arguably the most consistent team since the inception of the Caribbean Premier League. In the three years the Tridents have won once played 2 finals and a semi final. Singh also was involved with USA cricket with both the senior and junior team. In 2011, Singh coached the United States women's cricket team at the World Cup Qualifier Tournament in Bangladesh.[11]
References
- ↑ "Robin Singh". Cricinfo. Retrieved 31 January 2012.
- ↑ "Robin Singh - Coach of Tridents CPL T20 Team". Cplt20.com. Retrieved 14 June 2016.
- ↑ "Indian Fielding: Energetic, Enthusiastic and Enviable". Zeenews.india.com. 19 July 2013. Retrieved 14 June 2016.
- ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 20 July 2014. Retrieved 2014-07-16.
- ↑ "I thought that if you perform you would get in: Robin". Timesofindia.indiatimes.com. Retrieved 14 June 2016.
- ↑ "Robin Singh calls it a day". Cricinfo. Retrieved 31 January 2012.
- ↑ "India Squad for 1999 Cricket World Cup". Cricinfo. Retrieved 31 January 2012.
- ↑ "Nayan Mongia to coach Thailand". Cricinfo. Retrieved 31 January 2012.
- ↑ "India A showing augurs well for the future - Robin". Cricinfo. Retrieved 31 January 2012.
- ↑ "India's coaching staff fear double standards". Cricinfo. Retrieved 31 January 2012.
- ↑ "USA pick 42-year-old captain, two in 50s for WC qualifier". Cricinfo. Retrieved 31 January 2012.
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