Swaranjit Singh (born 18 July 1932) is a former Indian first-class cricketer.

Singh was a left-handed batsman and right-arm medium-pace bowler who played for Eastern Punjab and Bengal in India as well as Cambridge University and Warwickshire in England between 1950 and 1962.[1]

Swaranjit Singh was educated at Khalsa College, Amritsar and Punjab University before going to England to study at Christ's College, Cambridge.[2] While he was a student at Christ's College in the 1950s, he married a fellow student from Germany. Manmohan Singh, who later became Prime Minister of India, attended their wedding. Swaranjit and his wife Irmengard, who converted to Sikhism, settled in Amritsar.[3][4]

References

  1. ^ "Swaranjit Singh". CricketArchive. Retrieved 15 June 2019.
  2. ^ Wisden 1957, p. 294.
  3. ^ Rataul, Dharmendra. "Women from West move heart and home to Holy City". Indian Express. Retrieved 16 June 2019.
  4. ^ Roy, Amit. "Cambridge sights on city". Telegraph India. Retrieved 16 June 2019.


Allikas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swaranjit_Singh
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