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{{short description|Indian cricketer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2013}}
{{Use Indian English|date=July 2013}}
{{Infobox cricketer
| name = Gurkeerat Singh Mann
| image =
| country = India
| fullname = Gurkeerat Rupinder Singh Mann
| nickname =
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1990|6|29|df=yes}}
| birth_place = Bam [[Muktsar]], [[Punjab, India|Punjab]], India
| heightft =
| heightinch =
| heightm =
| batting = Right-handed
| bowling = Right-arm off break
| role = [[Batsman]]
| international = true
| internationalspan = 2016
| odidebutdate = 17 January
| odidebutyear = 2016
| odidebutagainst = Australia
| odicap = 209
| lastodidate = 23 January
| lastodiyear = 2016
| lastodiagainst = Australia
| club1 = [[Punjab cricket team (India)|Punjab]]
| year1 = {{nowrap|2011–present}}
| clubnumber1 =
| club2 = [[Kings XI Punjab]]
| year2 = 2012–2017
| clubnumber2 =
| club3 = [[Delhi Daredevils]]
| year3 = 2018
| club4 = [[Royal Challengers Bangalore]]
| year4 = 2019–2020
| club5 = [[Kolkata Knight Riders]]
| year5 = 2021-present
| columns = 4
| column1 = [[One Day International|ODI]]
| matches1 = 3
| runs1 = 13
| bat avg1 = 6.50
| 100s/50s1 = 0/0
| top score1 = 8
| deliveries1 = 60
| wickets1 = 0
| bowl avg1 = –
| fivefor1 = –
| tenfor1 = –
| best bowling1 = –
| catches/stumpings1 = 1/–
| column2 = [[First-class cricket|FC]]
| matches2 = 49
| runs2 = 2,942
| bat avg2 = 43.91
| 100s/50s2 = 6/18
| top score2 = 201[[not out|*]]
| deliveries2 = 3,515
| wickets2 = 41
| bowl avg2 = 44.90
| fivefor2 = 1
| tenfor2 = 0
| best bowling2 = 5/38
| catches/stumpings2 = 23/–
| column3 = [[List A cricket|LA]]
| matches3 = 77
| runs3 = 2,703
| bat avg3 = 46.60
| 100s/50s3 = 3/21
| top score3 = 108
| deliveries3 = 1,151
| wickets3 = 26
| bowl avg3 = 35.26
| fivefor3 = 1
| tenfor3 = 0
| best bowling3 = 5/29
| catches/stumpings3 = 28/–
| column4 = [[Twenty20 cricket|T20]]
| matches4 = 87
| runs4 = 1,386
| bat avg4 = 22.00
| 100s/50s4 = 0/6
| top score4 = 93[[not out|*]]
| deliveries4 = 168
| wickets4 = 6
| bowl avg4 = 35.33
| fivefor4 = 0
| tenfor4 = 0
| best bowling4 = 2/15
| catches/stumpings4 = 40/3
| date = 5 May
| year = 2019
| source = http://www.espncricinfo.com/india/content/player/537124.html Cricinfo
}}

'''Gurkeerat Singh Mann''' (born 29 June 1990) is an Indian professional [[cricketer]] who plays for [[Punjab cricket team (India)|Punjab]] in domestic cricket.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/india/content/player/537124.html|title=Gurkeerat Singh Mann|website=Cricinfo|access-date=28 April 2019}}</ref> A right-handed batsman and off break bowler, he is a member of the [[Kolkata Knight Riders]] in [[Indian Premier League|IPL]] and a regular in [[India A cricket team|India A]] team. Singh had a maiden call for the official Indian squad for the South Africa series in 2015.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/indian-premier-league-2012/content/squad/556278.html|title=Kings XI Punjab Squad|website=Cricinfo|access-date=28 April 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url= http://m.timesofindia.com/sports/south-africa-in-india/top-stories/Profile-All-you-want-to-know-about-Gurkeerat-Singh-Mann/articleshow/49033835.cms |title= All you want to know about Gurkeerat Singh Mann |publisher= Times of India | access-date= 20 September 2015}}</ref> He made his [[One Day International]] debut for India [[Indian cricket team in Australia in 2015–16|against Australia]] on 17 January 2016.<ref name="ODI">{{cite news|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/895811.html |title=India tour of Australia, 3rd ODI: Australia v India at Melbourne, Jan 17, 2016 |work=ESPNcricinfo |publisher=ESPN Sports Media |date=17 January 2016 |access-date=17 January 2016}}</ref>

==Domestic career==
Gurkeerat plays for [[Punjab cricket team (India)|Punjab]] in Indian domestic cricket and represents [[North Zone cricket team|North Zone]] in [[Duleep Trophy]] and [[Deodhar Trophy]].

On 24 December 2014 while playing for Punjab, he made an unbeaten 73 runs to see his team to victory while chasing 205 for victory on the 4th day.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.espncricinfo.com/ranji-trophy-2014-15/content/story/813313.html |title= Gurkeerat, Seamers Fashion Punjab Victory |publisher= [[ESPNcricinfo]] | access-date= 24 December 2013}}</ref> He made his second hundred in first-class cricket against [[Karnataka cricket team|Karnataka]]. His 201 is also his highest score in first-class cricket.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.espncricinfo.com/ranji-trophy-2013-14/content/story/701317.html |title= Karnataka win despite Gurkeerat 157 |publisher= [[ESPNcricinfo]]|access-date= 17 December 2014}}</ref>

On 14 August 2015, he made an unbeaten 87 runs off 81 balls in the Triangular Series Final against Australia A to help his team to the title. He walked into bat with India A struggling at 82/5 and needing 145 more runs to win the match. He hit nine fours and two sixes in his knock.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/a-team-tri-series-2015/content/story/909487.html?object=537124|title= Gurkeerat, Spiners take India to Title|publisher= [[ESPNcricinfo]] | access-date=14 August 2015}}</ref>

He continued his good form against [[Bangladesh A cricket team|Bangladesh A]] team. In the first match of the three-match series, he made 65 runs off 59 balls to help India A go past 300. He followed his fifty with a five-for in the same match to bowl out Bangladesh A for 226. His 5/29 were his best figure in List A cricket.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.espncricinfo.com/india/content/story/921129.html |title=Gurkeerat Singh fifty and Five-for help India A win|publisher= [[ESPNcricinfo]] | access-date=16 September 2015}}</ref>

In July 2018, he was named in the squad for India Green for the [[2018–19 Duleep Trophy]].<ref name="Duleep18">{{cite news |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/story/_/id/24173214/sanju-samson-picked-india-passing-yo-yo-test |title=Samson picked for India A after passing Yo-Yo test |work=ESPN Cricinfo |date=23 July 2018 |access-date=23 July 2018}}</ref> He was the leading run-scorer for Punjab in the [[2018–19 Vijay Hazare Trophy]], with 295 runs in six matches.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/averages/batting_bowling_by_team.html?id=11523;team=2063;type=tournament |title=Vijay Hazare Trophy, 2016/17 - Punjab: Batting and bowling averages |work=ESPN Cricinfo |access-date=9 October 2018}}</ref>

==International career==
After his impressive all-round performance against [[Bangladesh Cricket Team|Bangladesh A Team]], Mann was selected in India's 15 man Squad for the 5 match ODI series [[South African cricket team in India in 2015-16|against South Africa]]. He was selected in the team for the one day series against Australia in January 2016.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://m.timesofindia.com/sports/south%20africa%20in%20india/top%20stories/Dhoni-to-lead-India-against-South-Africa-Gurkeerat-and-Aravind-earn-maiden-calls/articleshow/49032882.cms |title= Gurkeerat Singh picked for South Africa ODI series|publisher= Times of India | access-date= 20 September 2015}}</ref>

Gurkeerat Singh Mann made his ODI debut against [[Australian Cricket Team]] in the third ODI of the 2016 series played in [[Melbourne]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.newindianexpress.com/sport/cricket/2016/jan/17/Kohli-Ton-Drives-India-to-2956-in-3rd-ODI-869885.html|title=Kohli Ton Drives India to 295/6 in 3rd ODI|newspaper=[[The New Indian Express]]|access-date=28 April 2019}}</ref>

==Indian Premier League==
Mann played for [[Kings XI Punjab]] in the [[Indian Premier League]] from 2012 to 2017. He signed with the franchise in the 2012 IPL auction. He plays as a lower-order batsman as a finisher and has played many notable cameos for his team.

His catch to dismiss Ross Taylor of Pune Warriors India in a league game was voted the catch of the tournament for IPL 2013.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/indian-premier-league-2013/engine/current/match/598073.html|title=Final: Chennai Super Kings v Mumbai Indians at Kolkata, May 26, 2013 {{!}} Cricket Scorecard {{!}} ESPN Cricinfo|newspaper=Cricinfo|access-date=2016-10-29}}</ref>

In January 2018, he was bought by the [[Delhi Daredevils]] in the [[List of 2018 Indian Premier League personnel changes|2018 IPL auction]].<ref name="IPL2018">{{cite web |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/story/_/id/22218394/ipl-2018-player-auction-list-sold-unsold-players |title=List of sold and unsold players |access-date=27 January 2018 |work=ESPN Cricinfo}}</ref>

In December 2018, he was bought by the [[Royal Challengers Bangalore]] in the [[List of 2019 Indian Premier League personnel changes|player auction]] for the [[2019 Indian Premier League]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/story/_/id/25390461/ipl-2019-auction-was-sold-whom |title=IPL 2019 auction: The list of sold and unsold players |work=ESPN Cricinfo |access-date=18 December 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/cricket/ipl/top-stories/ipl-auction-2019-who-got-whom/articleshow/67144375.cms |title=IPL 2019 Auction: Who got whom |newspaper=[[The Times of India]] |access-date=18 December 2018}}</ref>

In April 2021, he was bought by the [[Kolkata Knight Riders]] as replacement for [[Rinku Singh (cricketer)|Rinku Singh]], who is out of the entire [[2021 Indian Premier League]] due to knee injury.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/cricket/ipl-2021-gurkeerat-mann-replaces-injured-rinku-singh-at-kkr-101617469293067-amp.html|title=IPL 2021: Gurkeerat Mann replaces injured Rinku Singh at Kolkata Knight Riders |newspaper=[[Hindustan Times]] |access-date=3 April 2021}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|title=IPL 2021: KKR’s Rinku Singh ruled out with knee injury; replacement announced|url=https://crickettimes.com/2021/04/ipl-2021-kkrs-rinku-singh-ruled-out-with-knee-injury-replacement-announced/|website=CricketTimes.com|language=en-US|access-date=2021-04-04}}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
* {{cricinfo|id=537124}}

{{Punjab cricket squad}}
{{Kolkata Knight Riders squad}}

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