Shashank Singh, the neglected dark horse from Chhattisgarh, India

[The Bald Eagle]

Shashank Singh (born 21 November 1991) is an Indian cricketer who plays for Chhattisgarh. In December 2023, he was bought by the Punjab Kings team for the 2024 Indian Premier League for 20 lakhs. He is son of IPS officer Shailesh Singh.

He made his List A debut on 10 December 2015 in the 2015–16 Vijay Hazare Trophy. In February 2017, he was bought by the Delhi Daredevils team for the 2017 Indian Premier League for 10 lakhs.

TEAMS played in his career
Chhattisgarh, Punjab Kings, Delhi Daredevils, Mumbai Cricket Association XI, Puducherry, Rajasthan Royals, Rizvi Mumbai, Sunrisers Hyderabad

Shashank Singh Career Stats​

Batting & Fielding

FORMAT	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	BF	SR	100s	50s	4s	6s	Ct	St
FC	21	29	2	858	122	31.77	1502	57.12	1	6	98	24	5	0
List A	30	27	3	986	154	41.08	900	109.55	2	3	66	48	7	0
T20s	58	47	10	754	61	20.37	549	137.34	0	5	61	32	15	0

Bowling

FORMAT	Mat	Inns	Balls	Runs	Wkts	BBI	BBM	Ave	Econ	SR	4w	5w	10w
FC	21	22	1173	658	12	2/37	2/37	54.83	3.36	97.7	0	0	0
List A	30	28	971	926	33	5/20	5/20	28.06	5.72	29.4	0	1	0
T20s	58	23	318	434	15	3/4	3/4	28.93	8.18	21.2	0	0	0

 

[The Bald Eagle]

Everybody was laughing on Preity Zinta for mistakenly picking a old player with same name. But today he has proven everybody wrong with a match winning knock of 61*(29) against GT in their home ground.

 

[The Bald Eagle]

The moment of Redemption for him

 

[jnaveen1980]

He is not international material. He is 32. He plays finisher role for his side. That is where his career will end. But you are right lol It was an accidental pick that turned out to be a match winner

 

[JaDed]

Hopefully AKSHAY does his biopic, will be more interesting than Dhoni’s

 

[The Bald Eagle]

Hopefully AKSHAY does his biopic, will be more interesting than Dhoni’s

Poor chap will never play for India, pity!

 

[JattMaula]

Poor chap will never play for India, pity!

Only 11 play for India. Its not even a one in million chance. Not even one in a 100 million chance.

A domestic career has dignity and respect.

 

[JaDed]

Poor chap will never play for India, pity!

If he makes money from IPL more than happy for him, seen so many who couldn’t in my lifetime.
Happy for this lad.

 

[FearlessRoar]

Shashank is enjoying support from PBKS management

https://twitter.com/x/status/1776505430769856662

 

[hassan918]

The moment of Redemption for him

What an incredible story

 

[The Bald Eagle]

Shashank Singh, again the lone warrior for PBKS at the moment. Can he steer his side home too again this time. Currently at 38*(21).

 

[The Bald Eagle]

Another good knock by Shashank today made 41 off 25 against MI. Close but no cigar

 

[Champ_Pal]

Another good knock by Shashank today made 41 off 25 against MI. Close but no cigar

Both Shashank and Ashutosh are very underrated.

 

[Asad T]

Bro was picked by mistake, and played a big role in a historic chase today

 

[The Bald Eagle]

68*(28) for Shashank Singh and that too in a winning cause for PBKS against KKR today in an encounter in IPL.

 

[Statpadder Inc]

Absolutely outstanding today, the sound of his bat

 

[Champ_Pal]

He is better in T20's than pretenders like Shubman Gill or Virat Kohli who suck the life out of any innings with their uninspiring and predictable batting.
A lot of T20 batting is about attitude. Talent is not just enough. You need both talent and attitude to shine and dominate.

 

[Smbhayi]

What a pick he's turning to be . Happy for him..

 

[The Bald Eagle]

What a pick he's turning to be . Happy for him..

What a waste of talent by India!

 

[jnaveen1980]

What a waste of talent by India!

India can form a second XI that can absolutely destroy the first XI. Sadly India keeps favoring the "super stars" for marketing reasons.

 

[Cricket Warrior]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1783916747827163553

 

[The Bald Eagle]

The Shawshank Redemption

2016 IPL - Unsold at Auction!

2017 IPL - Delhi Daredevils signed him for Rs 10 Lakh, but didn't get a chance in a single match that season!

2018 IPL - Released by Delhi after one season, and again unsold in auction!

2019 IPL - Rajasthan Royals picked him up for Rs 30 lakh, but didn't get a single chance in that season!

2020 IPL - He stayed in Rajasthan in the next season too, but once again he did not get a chance in a single match!

2021 IPL - Rajasthan released him after two seasons without playing a single match, and again he goes unsold in the auction!

2022 IPL - Sunrisers Hyderabad signed him for Rs 20 lakh, and scored 25 runs off 6 balls in the first innings!

2023 IPL - Released by Hyderabad after one season, and again unsold in auction!

2024 IPL - Shashank was 'accidentally' signed by Punjab Kings for Rs 20 lakh, and the rest is history...

Redemption does not come in a day! After a long wait, a long struggle, 'Shashank Redemption' is revealed!

 

[Major]

God works in mysterious ways.

This guy wasnt even suppose to have an IPL contract. Got one by accident, I hope he plays for India eventually.

 

[SportsWarrior]

The Shawshank Redemption

2016 IPL - Unsold at Auction!

2017 IPL - Delhi Daredevils signed him for Rs 10 Lakh, but didn't get a chance in a single match that season!

2018 IPL - Released by Delhi after one season, and again unsold in auction!

2019 IPL - Rajasthan Royals picked him up for Rs 30 lakh, but didn't get a single chance in that season!

2020 IPL - He stayed in Rajasthan in the next season too, but once again he did not get a chance in a single match!

2021 IPL - Rajasthan released him after two seasons without playing a single match, and again he goes unsold in the auction!

2022 IPL - Sunrisers Hyderabad signed him for Rs 20 lakh, and scored 25 runs off 6 balls in the first innings!

2023 IPL - Released by Hyderabad after one season, and again unsold in auction!

2024 IPL - Shashank was 'accidentally' signed by Punjab Kings for Rs 20 lakh, and the rest is history...

Redemption does not come in a day! After a long wait, a long struggle, 'Shashank Redemption' is revealed!

this is the kind of underdogs everyone likes to cheer. not the fake alphas of our team

 

[Champ_Pal]

The Shawshank Redemption

2016 IPL - Unsold at Auction!

2017 IPL - Delhi Daredevils signed him for Rs 10 Lakh, but didn't get a chance in a single match that season!

2018 IPL - Released by Delhi after one season, and again unsold in auction!

2019 IPL - Rajasthan Royals picked him up for Rs 30 lakh, but didn't get a single chance in that season!

2020 IPL - He stayed in Rajasthan in the next season too, but once again he did not get a chance in a single match!

2021 IPL - Rajasthan released him after two seasons without playing a single match, and again he goes unsold in the auction!

2022 IPL - Sunrisers Hyderabad signed him for Rs 20 lakh, and scored 25 runs off 6 balls in the first innings!

2023 IPL - Released by Hyderabad after one season, and again unsold in auction!

2024 IPL - Shashank was 'accidentally' signed by Punjab Kings for Rs 20 lakh, and the rest is history...

Redemption does not come in a day! After a long wait, a long struggle, 'Shashank Redemption' is revealed!

Just shows how poor teams are inept at identifying and judging talent.

 

[Champ_Pal]

God works in mysterious ways.

This guy wasnt even suppose to have an IPL contract. Got one by accident, I hope he plays for India eventually.

He will be well past his prime by the time that happens. He and Ashutosh Sharma will be wasted.

 

[The Bald Eagle]

Just shows how poor teams are inept at identifying and judging talent.

Unfortunately their ineptness has costed Shashank his shot in the national side.

 

[jnaveen1980]

Just shows how poor teams are inept at identifying and judging talent.

Teams pick players some match up formula. When they have surplus of batsmen we see this underutilization.Just look at current teams. There are so many underutilizied resources especiially fast bowling department. Kartik Tyagi, Umran, Hangarkekar, Simarjeet Singh