Avinash Singh is an Indian cricketer (bowler). He was acquired for Rs. Royal Challengers Bangalore sold Rs 60 lakh at the Indian Premier League 2023 mini-auction held in Kochi on December 23, 2022.
Wiki/Biography
Avinash Singh Manhas was born on Sunday, January 4, 1998 in Jammu and Kashmir (24 years old; as of 2022). Her zodiac sign is Capricorn. He had dreamed of becoming an Indian Army officer since his childhood. However, he failed the physical test twice and gave up the idea of joining the Indian Army. After failing the physical fitness test of the Indian Army, his father decided to send Avinash to Canada. Although Singh loved playing cricket as a child, he never thought of taking it up as a career.
appearance
Height (approximately): 5′8″
Hair color: black
Eye color: black
family
Parents and siblings
Avinash Singh’s father Ashok Singh is an autorickshaw driver. He has two younger brothers.
wife
As of 2022, Avinash is not married.
From tennis cricket to Indian Premier League
As a hobby, Avinash often plays cricket with tennis balls with his local friends. In February 2022, he accompanied a friend to Mayank Goswami’s (cricket coach) cricket academy. While at the academy, he caught the attention of former cricketer and cricket coach Mayank Goswami for his bowling style. Impressed with Singh’s bowing style, Goswami invited him to join his (Mayank’s) cricket academy. However, Avinash did not return. About a week later, Mayank sent a coach from his academy to Avinash’s house, and Avinash’s family rejected Mayank’s request citing financial issues (for Avinash to join Mayank’s board ball academy). After learning about Singh’s financial problems, Goswami contacted Avinash’s father and convinced him to let Avinash play cricket. Goswami said that if Avinash fails to succeed within a year, he can send him to Canada.
Avinash Singh and his coach Mayank Goswami
It was at Mayank’s academy that Avinash played ball for the first time. After a few weeks of training at Avinash Singh’s academy, Mayank Goswami sent him to Pune (at Mayank’s expense), where Avinash Trained for several months under the guidance of cricket coach Ashok Gaikwad. Avinash returned to Jammu and Kashmir in June and started performing in the training camps of IPL teams such as RCB, LSG and DC. During a training camp at Royal Challengers Bangalore, he caught the attention of scouts who invited him to train with RCB. Talking about this in an interview, Avinash Singh said:
RCB conducted the trial in Mumbai in September. He liked my bowling action. I performed well in training camp. The fastest speed I’ve ever played is 154.3 km/h. I have also been asked to conduct trials at franchise stores in Kolkata, Lucknow and Delhi. That trial also went well. I fully expected I would be acquired. “
In December 2022, Avinash Singh was acquired by IPL team Royal Challengers Bangalore for Rs 100 Cr during the 2023 Indian Premier League mini-auction held in Kochi. 6000000.
Avinash Singh celebrates RCB selection with friends and family
Facts/Trivia
- Avinash Singh is a right-handed batsman and right-arm fast medium bowler.
- He had not even played a single match of professional cricket when he was offered an IPL contract with Royal Challengers Bangalore.
- Singh was named in the RCB IPL squad just 10 months after he started bowling with the leather ball.
- Apparently, his bowling action is very similar to that of Umran Malik, who is making his debut for India in 2022.
- Initially, Avinash’s father was not supportive of his cricketing pursuits and when Avinash’s name did not appear in the list of unavailable players, his father asked him to leave cricket and focus on moving to Canada. His father said,
Chal, cricket ka bukhaar utaar aur Canada nikal (Let’s get over the cricket fever and start packing your bags for Canada). “
- According to some sources, Avinash was also invited by KKR and DC to attend the trial.
- As of 2022, he has played two cricket matches for East Central Railway. His first match was against Dhruv CA and his second match was against armed police.
- Avinash was discovered through Hinterland Scouting, an AI-based scouting system that helps screen players across the country.
- Avinash Singh said in an interview about the family’s financial situation:
I wanted to join the army and cricket was just a hobby. I never thought I would get the chance to play professional cricket. My father is the sole breadwinner of the family. My two brothers are studying. I did nothing. Our financial situation is not good. No money to buy shoes. My father asked me where to buy cricket equipment. It was too expensive. That’s why I started making excuses to Mr. Mayank. “
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