Sanvir Singh

Sanvir Singh (born 12 October 1996) is an Indian domestic cricketer who plays for Punjab in domestic cricket and previously appeared for Sunrisers Hyderabad in the Indian Premier League. He made his List A debut for Punjab in the 2018–19 Vijay Hazare Trophy on 28 September 2018. He made his first-class debut for Punjab in the 2018–19 Ranji Trophy on 1 November 2018, scoring a century in the first innings. In November 2019, he was named in India's squad for the 2019 ACC Emerging Teams Asia Cup in Bangladesh. He made his Twenty20 debut on 4 November 2021, for Punjab in the 2021–22 Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy. He was bought by Sunrisers Hyderabad for Rs.20 Lakh, in the 2023 Indian Premier League auction.

Early life

Sanvir Singh was born on 12 October 1996 in Ludhiana in the state of Punjab to Sukhdev Singh, an Indian Railways employee and Sharanjit Kaur.

In age-group cricket, Sanvir Singh was called 'Neil Johnson' as he used to open the bowling and batting just like the former Zimbabwe all-rounder.