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The Indian Premier League (IPL) has given so many superstars to India that the list can go on forever. In every game, there is a glimpse of a future superstar. The Wednesday evening showed a new talent in Shashank Singh who grabbed quite a few eyeballs with his lusty blows in the last over of SRH's innings.
Shashank Singh, being sent to bat at No. 7, finished SRH's innings on a high as he with Marco Jansen accumulated 25 runs off the last over. The SRH all-rounder took Lockie Ferguson to the cleaners as he hit him for three consecutive sixes off the last three balls.
The right-arm batter showed great game awareness and brought his range of shots to the fore. He ended up scoring 25* off just 6 balls with the help of three sixes and a boundary. On the back of his cameo, SRH were able to post 195/6 in their 20 overs.
After seeing Shashank's quickfire inning, many IPL fans may be wondering who is this guy? So, here is all you need to know about SRH's new all-rounder.
Name: Shashank Singh
Age: 30 Years
Date of Birth: 21 November 1991
Hails from: Chattisgarh
Teams: Chattisgarh, Mumbai, Puducherry, Delhi Capitals, Rajasthan Royals, Sunrisers Hyderabad
Role: Batting All-rounder
Batting Style: Right-hand bat
Bowling Style: Right-Arm medium, Right-arm offbreak
Debut
First-Class debut for Chhattisgarh against Odisha on December 9, 2019
List A debut for Mumbai against Punjab on December 10, 2015
T20 debut for Mumbai against Odisha on April 01, 2015
Stats
First Class
436 runs in 9 matches at an average of 43.60. Four wickets at 56.75
List A
536 runs in 23 matches at an average of 29.77. Twenty-two wickets at 30.59. (Economy 5.52)
T20
424 runs in 37 games at an average of 20.19. Ten wickets at 34.20 (Economy 8.34)