Gurjapneet Singh

Gurjapneet Singh (born 8 November 1998) is an Indian cricketer who plays for 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. He lived in Ambala during his early years, before moving to Chennai in 2017. He completed his college education from Guru Nanak College, Chennai.

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 season of the Tamil Nadu Premier League (TNPL). However, a back injury ruled him out of most of 2022. He represented the Panthers in the 2024 and 2025 seasons of the TNPL.

In September 2024, Gurjapneet was one of the net bowlers for the Indian cricket team in the lead-up to their first Test match in the home series against Bangladesh at M. A. Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai. He made his first-class debut for Tamil Nadu cricket team in the 2024-25 Ranji Trophy against Saurashtra. He took six wickets for 22 runs on his debut, including the wicket of Cheteshwar Pujara, whom he trapped leg-before for a duck. In his maiden Ranji season, he took 13 wickets in four matches.

Gurjapneet was as a net bowler for the Indian Premier League (IPL) franchise Chennai Super Kings during the 2024 IPL season. In the player auction conducted ahead of the 2025 IPL season, he was bought by the Super Kings for . This figure was more than seven times his pre-auction base price. However, he did not play any matches for the Super Kings during the tournament. In September 2025, he was announced as part of the India A squad for the home series against Australia A.

Bowling style Gurjapneet is a tall (6’3”) left-arm fast bowler. He is described as capable of bowling regularly at speeds of above with the ability to hit the 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 yorkers.