Gajanand Singh

Gajanand Singh (born 3 October 1987) is a Guyanese-American cricketer who plays for the United States national cricket team. He previously represented the West Indies under-19 cricket team at the 2006 U-19 Cricket World Cup in Sri Lanka and played first-class and List A cricket for Guyana.^[1]

Gajanand Singh

Personal information
Born	(1987-10-03) 3 October 1987 (age 37) Cumberland, East Berbice-Corentyne, Guyana
Batting	Left-handed
Bowling	Right-arm off-spin
International information
National side	United States
ODI debut (cap 33)	6 September 2021 v PNG
Last ODI	18 June 2023 v West Indies
T20I debut (cap 18)	7 November 2021 v Belize
Last T20I	17 July 2022 v PNG
Domestic team information
Years	Team
2007/08–2010/11	Guyana
2017	Guyana Amazon Warriors (squad no. 46)
Career statistics
Competition ODI T20I FC Matches 27 11 10 Runs scored 835 163 376 Batting average 37.95 27.16 25.06 100s/50s 1/5 0/2 0/2 Top score 101* 65 66 Balls bowled 89 – 65 Wickets 6 – 1 Bowling average 10.00 – 25.00 5 wickets in innings 0 – 0 10 wickets in match 0 – 0 Best bowling 4/15 – 1/22 Catches/stumpings 13/– 5/– 2/–
Source: Cricinfo, 18 June 2023

Singh made his Twenty20 debut for Guyana Amazon Warriors in the 2017 Caribbean Premier League on 6 August 2017.^[2]

In January 2021, USA Cricket named Singh in a 44-man squad to begin training in Texas ahead of the 2021 Oman Tri-Nation Series.^[3][4] In June 2021, he was selected to take part in the Minor League Cricket tournament in the United States following the players' draft.^[5] In August 2021, Singh was named in the United States' One Day International (ODI) squad for the rescheduled tri-series in Oman and their matches against Papua New Guinea.^[6] He made his ODI debut on 6 September 2021, for the United States against Papua New Guinea.^[7]

In October 2021, he was named in the American Twenty20 International (T20I) squad for the 2021 ICC Men's T20 World Cup Americas Qualifier tournament in Antigua.^[8] He made his T20I debut on 7 November 2021, for the United States against Belize.^[9]

In May 2024, he was named a reserve player of the American squad for the 2024 ICC Men's T20 World Cup tournament.^[10]

References

1. "Gajanand Singh". www.cricketarchive.com. Retrieved 16 March 2010.
2. "4th Match, Caribbean Premier League at Lauderhill, Aug 6, 2017". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 7 August 2017.
3. "Former West Indies player Narsingh Deonarine part of USA training camp". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 23 January 2021.
4. "USA Cricket Selection Update". USA Cricket. Retrieved 23 January 2021.
5. "All 27 Teams Complete Initial Roster Selection Following Minor League Cricket Draft". USA Cricket. Retrieved 11 June 2021.
6. "Former Guyana batter Gajanand Singh earns USA call-up as part of revamped squad". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 27 August 2021.
7. "1st ODI, Al Amerat, Sep 6 2021, Papua New Guinea v United States of America ODI Series". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 6 September 2021.
8. "Team USA Men's Squad Named for T20 World Cup Americas Qualifier in Antigua". USA Cricket. Retrieved 20 October 2021.
9. "1st Match, Coolidge, Nov 7 2021, ICC Men's T20 World Cup Americas Region Qualifier". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 7 November 2021.
10. "United States of America's Squad for T20I World Cup 2024". ScoreWaves. Retrieved 7 June 2024.