Virat Singh is an Indian domestic cricketer. He was bought by Sunrisers Hyderabad in the IPL 2020 auction for Rs 1.9 crore.
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Virat Singh was born on 8 December 1997 (age 22; as in 2020) in Ballia, Uttar Pradesh. He did his schooling at DBMS English School, Jamshedpur. His zodiac sign is Sagittarius. His full name is Virat Vinod Singh. Virat was passionate about cricket since his childhood.
Physical appearance
Height (Approx): 5’9″
Eye color: brown
Hair color: black
Virat Singh at Lords Cricket Ground
family and caste
Virat Singh’s family lives in Sonar, Jharkhand. Her father Vinod Singh is a businessman and her mother Renu Singh is a housewife. Virat is the younger son of Vinod Singh. One of his brothers, Vishal Singh is also a professional cricketer who plays for Jharkhand. His elder brother Vivek is a private contractor.
Career
A first class career
Virat Singh has been playing cricket since childhood. He broke into the Jharkhand Under-19 team at the age of 16 and played a first-class match in the Vinoo Mankad Trophy in 2014. He scored his maiden first-class century during a match against Kerala in December of the same year.
In his cricket career, he played matches for Jharkhand, East Zone, India U19, India U23 and India C.
IPL career
Due to his performances at home level, he was snapped up by Surisers Hyderabad for INR 1.90 crore while his base price was Rs 20 lakh and is all set to make his Indian Premier League debut in IPL 2020.
Facts and trivia
- When Virat was in fifth grade, his exam results were very poor; His father Vinod Singh angrily took the stick and locked it in the locker. After that, Virat’s coach V. Venkataram came to his house and spoke to his father. His coach said, “Your son has great talent, leave it to me.” Only two years after that, Virat started playing at the district level and performed well, hence he was selected in the Jharkhand U-16 team.
- The left-hander played for Jharkhand Under-16 under his brother Vishal’s captaincy when he was just 13 years old.
Pic of Virat’s brother Vishal Singh
- Virat and his brother were practicing cricket in the lawn of their house. Virat’s father got fed up with the broken window panes at home and decided to enroll his sons in the Jharkhand Open Cricket Academy.
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