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{{short description|Indian cricketer (born 1998)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2023}}
{{Given name hatnote|Gurjapneet|Singh|his}}
{{Infobox cricketer
| name = Gurjapneet Singh
| full_name =
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1998|11|8|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Ludhiana]], [[Punjab, India|Punjab]], India
| batting = Right-handed
| bowling = Left-arm [[Fast bowling|fast-medium]]
| role = Bowler
| height = 6 ft 4 in
| club1 = [[Dindigul Dragons]]
| year1 = {{nowrap|2021–2022}}
| club2 = [[Madurai Panthers]]
| year2 = {{nowrap|2023–present}}
| club3 = [[Tamil Nadu cricket team|Tamil Nadu]]
| year3 = {{nowrap|2024–present}}
| club4 = [[Chennai Super Kings]]
| year4 = {{nowrap|2025–present}}
| clubnumber4 = 9
| columns = 3
| column1 = [[First-class cricket|FC]]
| matches1 = 8
| runs1 = 88
| bat avg1 = 12.57
| 100s/50s1 = 0/0
| top score1 = 29
| deliveries1 = 1363
| wickets1 = 31
| bowl avg1 = 20.74
| fivefor1 = 1
| tenfor1 = 0
| best bowling1 = 6/22
| catches/stumpings1 = 1/–

| column2 = [[List A cricket|LA]]
| matches2 = 2
| runs2 = –
| bat avg2 = –
| 100s/50s2 = –/–
| top score2 = –
| deliveries2 = 66
| wickets2 = 2
| bowl avg2 = 39.5
| fivefor2 = 0
| tenfor2 = 0
| best bowling2 = 1/39
| catches/stumpings2 = 1/–

| column3 = [[Twenty20|T20]]
| matches3 = 15
| runs3 = 10
| bat avg3 = 5.00
| 100s/50s3 = 0/0
| top score3 = 7[[not out|*]]
| deliveries3 = 332
| wickets3 = 21
| bowl avg3 = 24.38
| fivefor3 = 0
| tenfor3 = 0
| best bowling3 = 3/18
| catches/stumpings3 = 3/–

| date = 22 December
| year = 2025
| source = https://www.espncricinfo.com/cricketers/gurjapneet-singh-1269869 ESPNcricinfo
}}

'''Gurjapneet Singh''' (born 8 November 1998) is an Indian [[cricketer]] who plays for [[Tamil Nadu cricket team|Tamil Nadu]] in domestic cricket and [[Chennai Super Kings]] in the [[Indian Premier League]]. He is a left arm medium [[fast bowler]] and right-handed batter.

== Early life ==
Gurjapneet Singh was born on 8 November 1998, in a [[Sikh]] family, in [[Ludhiana]], [[Punjab, India|Punjab]], India.<ref>{{cite web|date=25 November 2024|title= Who Is Gurjapneet Singh? Seamer To Share CSK Dressing Room With MS Dhoni|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/cricket/ipl/top-stories/who-is-gurjapneet-singh-rising-star-set-to-share-csk-dressing-room-with-ms-dhoni/articleshow/115664459.cms |work=[[The Times of India]]|access-date=10 January 2025}}</ref><ref name="espn">{{cite web|url= https://www.espn.co.uk/cricket/story/_/id/41841656/ranji-trophy-gurjapneet-singh-brings-pace-tamil-nadu-via-ludhiana-ambala|work=[[ESPN]]|access-date=10 January 2025|title= Gurjapneet brings pace to Tamil Nadu, via Ludhiana and Ambala|date=17 October 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url= https://indianexpress.com/article/sports/cricket/gurjapneet-singh-virat-kohli-cheteshwar-pujara-tamil-nadu-vs-saurashtra-ranji-trophy-9618742/lite/|work=[[The Indian Express]]|access-date=10 January 2025|title= Who is the new strapping Sikh pacer who led Tamil Nadu to a thumping innings and 70 run-win over Saurashtra?|date=15 October 2024}}</ref> He lived in [[Ambala]] during his early years, before moving to [[Chennai]] in 2017. He completed his college education from [[Guru Nanak College, Chennai]].<ref name="debut">{{cite web|url=https://sportstar.thehindu.com/cricket/domestic/gurjapneet-singh-ipl-csk-tamil-nadu-vs-saurashtra-pujara-wicket-ranji-trophy-indian-cricket-news/article68752293.ece/|work=[[Sportstar]]|access-date=10 January 2025|title= Tamil Nadu pacer Gurjapneet Singh's 6 for 22 on debut shows he is here to stay|date=14 October 2024}}</ref>

== Career==
Gurjapneet played for Egmore RC in the [[Tamil Nadu Cricket Association]] third division league. He was picked up by the [[Dindigul Dragons]] for the [[2021 Tamil Nadu Premier League|2021 season]] of the [[Tamil Nadu Premier League]] (TNPL).<ref name="debut"/> He took seven [[wicket (cricket)|wickets]] in nine matches for the Dragons in the tournament.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/records/tournament/bowling-most-wickets-career/tamil-nadu-premier-league-2021-13950|title=Most wickets, Tamil Nadu Premier League 2021|work=[[ESPNcricinfo]]|access-date=1 June 2025}}</ref> However, a back injury ruled him out of most of 2022.<ref name="espn"/> He moved to [[Madurai Panthers]] for the [[2023 Tamil Nadu Premier League|2023 TNPL season]] and finished as the second highest wicket taker with 15 wickets at an [[bowling average|average]] of 14.1.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/records/tournament/bowling-most-wickets-career/tamil-nadu-premier-league-2023-15467|title=Most wickets, Tamil Nadu Premier League 2023|work=[[ESPNcricinfo]]|access-date=1 June 2025}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|work=Cricket.com|url= https://www.cricket.com/news/meet-gurjapneet-singh-tamil-nadus-newest-pace-sensation-10152024-1728983521522|access-date=10 January 2025|title= Meet Gurjapneet Singh, Tamil Nadu's newest pace sensation|date=15 October 2024}}</ref> He represented the Panthers in the [[2024 Tamil Nadu Premier League|2024]] and 2025 seasons of the TNPL.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/records/tournament/bowling-most-wickets-career/tamil-nadu-premier-league-2024-16419|title=Most wickets, Tamil Nadu Premier League 2024|work=[[ESPNcricinfo]]|access-date=1 June 2025}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/records/tournament/bowling-most-wickets-career/tamil-nadu-premier-league-2025-17301|title=Most wickets, Tamil Nadu Premier League 2025|work=[[ESPNcricinfo]]|access-date=1 June 2025}}</ref>

In September 2024, Gurjapneet was one of the net bowlers for the [[Indian national cricket team|Indian cricket team]] in the lead-up to their first [[Test cricket|Test match]] in the [[Bangladeshi cricket team in India in 2024–25|home series]] against [[Bangladesh national cricket team|Bangladesh]] at [[M. A. Chidambaram Stadium]] in Chennai.<ref name="espn"/> During his bowling to [[Virat Kohli]], he [[bowled (cricket)|bowled]] him out. Gurjapneet later said that Kohli had given him advice about adjusting his angle to bowl around the wicket when the ball wasn't moving.<ref>{{cite web|work=[[Mathrubhumi]]|access-date=10 January 2025|url=https://english.mathrubhumi.com/sports/cricket/gurjapneet-singh-irked-kohli-dismissed-pujara-1.9987719|title= Who is Gurjapneet Singh? The pace sensation who 'irked' Kohli in the nets and dismissed Pujara|date=15 October 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.hindustantimes.com/cricket/virat-kohli-angry-bowled-him-out-virat-advice-helped-ind-net-bowler-gurjapneet-singh-dismiss-pujara-duck-ranji-trophy-101728887548035-amp.html|work=[[The Hindustan Times]]|access-date=10 January 2025|title= 'Kohli was angry when I bowled him out, but told me...': How Virat advice helped IND net bowler dismiss Pujara for duck|date=14 October 2024}}</ref> He made his [[first-class cricket|first-class]] debut for [[Tamil Nadu cricket team]] in the [[2024-25 Ranji Trophy]] against [[Saurashtra cricket team|Saurashtra]]. He took six [[wicket (cricket)|wickets]] for 22 [[run (cricket)|runs]] on his debut, including the wicket of [[Cheteshwar Pujara]], whom he trapped [[leg before wicket|leg-before]] for a [[duck (cricket)|duck]].<ref name="espn"/><ref name="debut"/> These were the best bowling figures by a Tamil Nadu [[fast bowler]] in a home match since 2005-06.<ref>{{cite news |title=Who is the new strapping Sikh pacer who led Tamil Nadu to a thumping innings and 70 run-win over Saurashtra? |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/sports/cricket/gurjapneet-singh-virat-kohli-cheteshwar-pujara-tamil-nadu-vs-saurashtra-ranji-trophy-9618742/ |access-date=23 March 2025 |work=[[The Indian Express]] |date=15 October 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250323151833/https://indianexpress.com/article/sports/cricket/gurjapneet-singh-virat-kohli-cheteshwar-pujara-tamil-nadu-vs-saurashtra-ranji-trophy-9618742/ |archive-date=23 March 2025 }}</ref> In his maiden Ranji season, he took 13 wickets in four matches.<ref name="Singh">{{cite web |title=Who is Gurjapneet Singh? Seamer to share CSK dressing room with MS Dhoni |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/cricket/ipl/top-stories/who-is-gurjapneet-singh-rising-star-set-to-share-csk-dressing-room-with-ms-dhoni/articleshow/115664459.cms |access-date=23 March 2025 |work=[[The Times of India]] |date=25 November 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250323151001/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/cricket/ipl/top-stories/who-is-gurjapneet-singh-rising-star-set-to-share-csk-dressing-room-with-ms-dhoni/articleshow/115664459.cms |archive-date=23 March 2025}}</ref>

Gurjapneet was as a net bowler for the [[Indian Premier League]] (IPL) franchise [[Chennai Super Kings]] during the [[2024 Indian Premier League|2024 IPL season]]. In the [[List of 2025 Indian Premier League personnel changes|player auction]] conducted ahead of the [[2025 Indian Premier League|2025 IPL season]], he was bought by the Super Kings for {{INRconvert|22|m}}.<ref>{{cite web |date=25 November 2024 |title=IPL 2025 Auction: Who is Gurjapneet Singh? Chennai's new 'local player' |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/sports/story/cricket-ipl-2025-auction-chennai-super-kings-who-is-gurjapneet-singh-jeddah-2639923-2024-11-25 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250323152058/https://www.indiatoday.in/sports/story/cricket-ipl-2025-auction-chennai-super-kings-who-is-gurjapneet-singh-jeddah-2639923-2024-11-25 |archive-date=23 March 2025 |access-date=23 March 2025 |work=[[India Today]] }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=IPL Auction 2025: Can Gurjapneet Singh add 'Fizz' to Chennai Super Kings bowling attack? |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/cricket/ipl/top-stories/ipl-auction-2025-can-gurjapneet-singh-add-fizz-to-chennai-super-kings-bowling-attack/articleshow/115722638.cms |access-date=23 March 2025 |work=[[The Times of India]] |date=27 November 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250323151139/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/cricket/ipl/top-stories/ipl-auction-2025-can-gurjapneet-singh-add-fizz-to-chennai-super-kings-bowling-attack/articleshow/115722638.cms |archive-date=23 March 2025}}</ref> This figure was more than seven times his pre-auction base price.<ref name="Singh"/><ref>{{cite web|url=https://sportstar.thehindu.com/cricket/ipl/ipl-news/ipl-2025-auction-who-is-gurjapneet-singh-csk-chennai-super-kings/article68910463.ece/|work=[[Sportstar]]|accessdate=10 January 2025|title= IPL 2025 auction: Who is Gurjapneet Singh, Tamil Nadu left-arm pacer sold to CSK for Rs 2.2 crore, 7.33 times his base price|date=15 November 2024}}</ref> However, he did not play any matches for the Super Kings during the tournament.<ref name="India">{{cite web |first=Deivarayan |last=Muthu |date=28 September 2025 |title=After years in Chennai heat, Gurjapneet Singh is now in India A spotlight |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/india-a-vs-australia-a-gurjapneet-singh-seven-years-in-chennai-heat-now-in-india-a-spotlight-1504789 |work=[[ESPNcricinfo]] |access-date=1 October 2025}}</ref> In September 2025, he was announced as part of the [[India A cricket team|India A]] squad for the home series against [[Australia A cricket team|Australia A]].<ref name="India"/>

Singh took the wicket of [[Axar Patel]] in April 2026 with his first ball on IPL debut for Chennai Super Kings against [[Delhi Capitals]].<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.indiatoday.in/amp/sports/cricket/story/sarfaraz-khan-catch-gurjapneet-singh-first-ball-wicket-ipl-2026-csk-vs-dc-2894907-2026-04-11|website=India Today|accessdate=14 April 2026|title= Sarfaraz Khan's blinder sends Chepauk in frenzy, Gurjapneet takes wicket on IPL debut|date=11 April 2026}}</ref>

==Bowling style==
Gurjapneet is a tall (6’3”) left-arm fast bowler.<ref>{{cite web |title=Gurjapneet brings pace to Tamil Nadu, via Ludhiana and Ambala|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/ranji-trophy-gurjapneet-singh-brings-pace-to-tamil-nadu-via-ludhiana-and-ambala-1455628|work=[[ESPNcricinfo]]|access-date=1 June 2025|quote=...A 6'3" left-arm seamer who was born in Ludhiana (Punjab) and grew up in Ambala (Haryana), Gurjapneet moved to Chennai when he was about 17}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|work=[[India Today]]|access-date=10 January 2025|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/sports/story/cricket-ipl-2025-auction-chennai-super-kings-who-is-gurjapneet-singh-jeddah-2639923-2024-11-25|title= IPL 2025 Auction: Who is Gurjapneet Singh? Chennai's new 'local player'|date=25 November 2024}}</ref> He is described as capable of bowling regularly at speeds of above {{cvt|130|kph}} with the ability to hit the [[pitch (cricket)|pitch]] hard and extract bounce and pace from the surface whilst being in possession of a deceptive back-of-the-hand slower ball and the ability to bowl [[yorker]]s.<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.newindianexpress.com/sport/2023/Jul/08/gurjapneet-singh-a-tnpl-star-in-making-2592438.html|work=[[The New Indian Express]]|access-date=10 January 2025|title= Gurjapneet Singh, A TNPL star in making|date=6 July 2023}}</ref>

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Aranyam at 08:09, 14 April 2026