Gurjapneet Singh

Standing tall at 6'3', Gurjapneet Singh made the life-changing decision of moving to Chennai at a tender age of 17 back in 2016. The aspiring cricketer enrolled himself into Guru Nanak College and steadily moved up the ranks to play for their division teams.

A few years later in mid-2021, Singh found a place in a Ravichandran Ashwin-starrer Dindigul Dragons in Tamil Nadu Premier League (TNPL), the state’s most prestigious and competitive T20 tournament. Working closely with the likes of former CSK cricketer Yo Mahesh, Gurjapneet Singh, by his own admission, sharpened his yorkers and slower variations.

Upon spotting Gurjapneet’s abilities as a potential death-overs specialist, CSK brought him in as their net bowler. After bowling against the likes of MS Dhoni, the speedster clean-bowled India’s batting giant Virat Kohli in the Chepauk nets in the lead-up to India’s home Test against Bangladesh in September 2024.

Gurjapneet also made his first-class debut a memorable occasion for himself and a historic one for Tamil Nadu, as he snared match-winning figures of 6-22 from 14 overs against Saurashtra the following month, which included the prized scalp of India’s perennial batting barnacle Cheteshwar Pujara.  

Fittingly, he bagged his maiden IPL contract for the CSK, a de facto 'home team' of the state he migrated to. With a base price of INR 30 lakh and generating nearly 7.5 times that value, Gurjapneet Singh proudly secured his place in the 'Yellow Brigade' for his debut IPL season.

(As of February 2025)