Yajurvindra Singh

Yajurvindra Singh
Personal information
Born1 August 1952 (1952-08) (age 73)
Rajkot, Gujarat, India
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm medium
International information
National side
Test debut (cap 140)28 January 1977 v England
Last Test11 September 1979 v Australia
Career statistics
Competition Test First-class
Matches 4 78
Runs scored 109 3,765
Batting average 18.16 42.30
100s/50s 0/0 9/18
Top score 43* 214
Balls bowled 120 1,552
Wickets 0 50
Bowling average – 31.03
5 wickets in innings – 2
10 wickets in match – 1
Best bowling – 7/20
Catches/stumpings 11/– 83/–
Source: CricInfo, 10 May 2020

Yajurvindra Singh pronunciationⓘ (born 1 August 1952) is a former Indian cricketer who played in four Test matches from 1977 to 1979.[1] He is from the erstwhile princely family of Bilkha,[2] in Junagadh district in Saurashtra. Yajurvindra Singh, known as 'Sunny' since childhood, studied at the elite Rajkumar College in Rajkot,[3] where he captained his School Team at the same time that Karsan Ghavri, who hailed from Rajkot, and who eventually went on to play for the Indian team, captained the Virani High School team. The two often played against each other at local school fixtures.

Yajurvindra became a co-holder of two Test fielding records when on Test debut he took five catches in an innings (first done by Vic Richardson in 1936), and seven in a match (first achieved by Greg Chappell in 1974).[1] Aiden Markram now holds the record for nine catches in a Test but Yajurvindra remains a co-holder of the innings record.[4]

References

  1. ^ a b "Yajurvindra Singh". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 9 May 2020.
  2. ^ "Google Sites". Archived from the original on 17 April 2016. Retrieved 3 March 2014.
  3. ^ "Home". rkcrajkot.com.
  4. ^ "Most catches in a match in Tests". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 1 December 2025.


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