Akash Singh overview
Akash Singh is an Indian cricketer. He was born on 26th April 2002 in Bharatpur, Rajasthan. He is a left-arm medium pacer and a right-hand batsman.
During under-19 World Cup, the 17-year-old cricketer grabbed headlines after the end of India’s match against Bangladesh. Along with four other cricketers, Akash got involved in a scuffle and got punished by the world cricket’s ruling body ICC. However, Akash had picked up 7 wickets in the under-19 World Cup. India by the way lost Bangladesh in the final of the competition.
Batting Career Summary
|
M |
Inn |
NO |
Runs |
HS |
Avg |
BF |
SR |
100 |
200 |
50 |
4s |
6s |
| Test |
0 |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
| ODI |
0 |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
| T20 |
0 |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
| IPL |
0 |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
Bowling Career Summary
|
M |
Inn |
B |
Runs |
Wkts |
BBI |
BBM |
Econ |
Avg |
SR |
5W |
10W |
| Test |
0 |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
| ODI |
0 |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
| T20 |
0 |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
| IPL |
0 |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
Early signs
Akash had been in a financial crisis in his early days and he used to live in a residential academy to continue with his game. He gives Rahul Dravid a lot of attributes for having mentored him and shaped him properly before the under-19 World Cup.
ODI Career
Test career
IPL career
Akash Singh was bought by RR - Rajasthan ahead of the 2020 Indian Premier League (IPL) at a base price of Rs 20 lakhs but he was not played in a single match. He also has been retained by RR - Rajasthan for the 2021 IPL.
T20 Career
Akash Singh drew attention in 2017 after having scalped 17 wickets in a Twenty20 match without conceding a single run for his club. Then he made his debut in a Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy T20 match for Rajasthan against Tamil Nadu in 2019 at Thiruvananthapuram. Having bowled 4 overs, he scalped 2 wickets in the match. He has participated in only 2 T20 matches so far and picked up 2 wickets so far.
India
