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Gurinder Singh Sandhu (born 14 June 1993) is an Australian international cricketer who plays for Queensland in Domestic cricket.[1] He played for the Australia Under-19 cricket team in the 2012 ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup.[2] Sandhu made his senior cricket debut for the Sydney Thunder in the 2011–12 Big Bash League season. He made his List A and First-class cricket debut for New South Wales at the end of the 2012–2013 Australian cricket season.
Sandhu, born in Blacktown, New South Wales, is the first male cricketer of Indian descent to represent Australia in an international tournament.[3]Template:Efn His parents emigrated to Australia in the 1980s.[4] In March 2013, Sandhu was voted the Australian Cricketers' Association player of the month.[4]
It was announced on 26 April 2018 that Sandhu had signed for Tasmania for the upcoming season, ending a five-year stint with New South Wales.[5]
Domestic career
Sandhu played three games for New South Wales in the 2017–18 JLT One-Day Cup, taking 5 wickets but conceding 6.13 runs per over.[6] His best performance of the tournament came against Western Australia, when he took 4 wickets for 57 runs in a 9-run loss.[7]
International career
He made his senior international debut for Australia in a One Day International against India at the Melbourne Cricket Ground in January 2015.[8] He had limited success in the series and played no further games for Australia.
Notes
References
- ↑ Gurinder Sandhu – Cricinfo profile
- ↑ ICC Under-19 World Cup 2012 / Australia squad
- ↑ Indian origin teen sensation Gurinder Sandhu set to help Oz under-19 team
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Emerging Sandhu wins another award, Coverdale, Brydon. Retrieved 14 April 2013.
- ↑ Gurinder Sandhu Signs With Cricket Tasmania. Retrieved 27 April 2018.
- ↑ Records / JLT One-Day Cup, 2017/18 – New South Wales / Batting and bowling averages. ESPNcricinfo.com. ESPN Inc.. Retrieved 30 October 2017.
- ↑ Labuschagne penalised under new 'fake fielding' rule. ESPNcricinfo.com. ESPN Inc.(29 September 2017). Retrieved 30 October 2017.
- ↑ Sandhu to debut, India to bat in ODI(18 January 2015).
External links
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