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{{Infobox cricketer<br />
| name = A. G. Milkha Singh<br />
| image = <br />
| caption =<br />
| fullname = Amritsar Govindsingh Milkha Singh<br />
| birth_date = {{birth date|1941|12|31|df=yes}}<br />
| birth_place = [[Chennai|Madras]], [[Madras State]], [[British Raj|British India]]<br>{{small|(present-day [[Chennai]], [[Tamil Nadu]], [[India]])}}<br />
| death_date = {{death date and age|2017|11|10|1941|12|31|df=yes}}<br />
| death_place = [[Chennai]]<br />
| batting = Left-hand bat<br />
| bowling = Right-arm medium pace<br />
| family = [[A. G. Ram Singh]] (father)<br>[[A. G. Kripal Singh]] (brother)<br>[[Arjan Kripal Singh]] (nephew)<br />
| columns = 2<br />
| column1 = [[Test cricket|Tests]]<br />
| matches1 = 4<br />
| runs1 = 92<br />
| bat avg1 = 15.33<br />
| 100s/50s1 = 0/0<br />
| top score1 = 35<br />
| deliveries1 = 6<br />
| wickets1 = 0<br />
| bowl avg1 = –<br />
| fivefor1 = –<br />
| tenfor1 = –<br />
| best bowling1 = –<br />
| catches/stumpings1= 2/–<br />
| column2 = [[First-class cricket|First-class]]<br />
| matches2 = 88 <br />
| runs2 = 4,324<br />
| bat avg2 = 35.44<br />
| 100s/50s2 = 8/27<br />
| top score2 = 151<br />
| deliveries2 = 410<br />
| wickets2 = 5<br />
| bowl avg2 = 49.00<br />
| fivefor2 = 0<br />
| tenfor2 = 0<br />
| best bowling2 = 2/22<br />
| catches/stumpings2= 44/–<br />
| international = true<br />
| country = India<br />
| testcap = 97<br />
| testdebutagainst = Australia<br />
| testdebutdate = 13 January<br />
| testdebutyear = 1960<br />
| lasttestdate = 11 November<br />
| lasttestagainst = Australia<br />
| lasttestyear = 1961<br />
| source = http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/31004.html ESPN Cricinfo<br />
| date = 16 March<br />
| year = 2017<br />
}}<br />
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'''Amritsar Govindsingh Milkha Singh''' ({{audio|A._G._Milkha_Singh.ogg|pronunciation}}) (31 December 1941 {{endash}} 10 November 2017) was an [[Indian cricket team|Indian]] [[Test cricket]]er.<ref name="death">{{cite news |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/story/_/id/21360934/former-tn-india-cricketer-ag-milkha-singh-dies-aged-75 |title=Former TN and India cricketer AG Milkha Singh dies aged 75 |publisher=ESPN Cricinfo |date=10 November 2017 |accessdate=10 November 2017}}</ref> Milkha Singh was a left-handed batsman and an occasional right arm medium pace bowler. He came from a famous cricketing family which also produced [[A. G. Ram Singh]] and his more successful brother [[A. G. Kripal Singh]]. <br />
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He was a brilliant schoolboy cricketer and his exploits led to a [[first-class cricket|first-class]] debut at the age of 16. He represented South Zone Schools in the interzonal [[Cooch Behar Trophy]] and scored 114 in the final against West Zone. This led to the vice captaincy of the Indian Schools that toured [[Ceylon]] that year. Milkha, who studied at [[Loyola College, Chennai]], was twice voted the best collegiate cricketer and represented university and state. <br />
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He played four [[Test cricket|Test matches]]. He made his debut in 1959–60 against the [[Australian cricket team|Australians]], toured Pakistan in 1960-61 and played one Test against [[English cricket team|England]] in 1961–62. In the Test against England, the Indian team also included [[A.G. Kripal Singh]] and [[Vaman Kumar]], the only instance when three [[Tamil Nadu cricket team|Tamil Nadu]] players appeared in an Indian side. Milkha was only 19 when he played his last Test.<br />
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He scored more than 2,000 runs for Tamil Nadu in the [[Ranji Trophy]] and was the first player to score a [[century (cricket)|century]] in the [[Duleep Trophy]].<br />
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==References==<br />
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==Notes==<br />
* [[V. Ramnarayan]], ''Mosquitos and other Jolly Rovers''<br />
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==External links==<br />
* [http://content-ind.cricinfo.com/india/content/player/31004.html Cricinfo profile]<br />
* [https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/1/1126/1126.html Cricketarchive profile]<br />
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