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Bantoo Singh (born 17 February 1963), also spelled as Bantu Singh, is a former Indian first-class cricketer who played for Delhi cricket team from 1985/86 to 1995/96. In 2005, he became a selector for the Delhi District Cricket Association.

Life and career

Singh was born on 17 February 1963 in Delhi. His father Dilbaugh Singh was the founder of Delhi Gymkhana Club and had also played first-class cricket for Jammu and Kashmir cricket team. He had also worked as a selector of Delhi.

Singh played as a right-handed middle-order batsman, representing Delhi between the 1985/86 to 1995/96 seasons. He scored more than 3000 first-class runs and 11 hundreds including hundreds in two Ranji Trophy finals: 179 against Bengal in the 1988–89 Ranji Trophy final and 123 against Tamil Nadu in the 1991–92 Ranji Trophy final. He had also captained the team in a few matches and appeared for North Zone cricket team in Duleep Trophy. Although he had played his last first-class match in 1995/96, he announced his retirement only in November 2005.

In August 2005, Delhi District Cricket Association appointed Singh as a member of the five-man Delhi selection panel. He later became the chairman of Delhi under-19 selection panel.

References

1. "Dilbaugh Singh". CricketArchive. Retrieved 27 December 2015.
2. "Delhi Gymkhana Club founder Dilbagh Singh passes away". Economic Times. Archived from the original on 5 January 2016. Retrieved 27 December 2015.
3. "Bantu Singh retires from first-class cricket". The Hindu. 27 November 2005. Archived from the original on 27 January 2006. Retrieved 27 December 2015.
4. "Venkat Sunderam, Vivek Razdan the new selectors". The Hindu. 31 August 2005. Retrieved 27 December 2015.
5. "'Extra players' embarrassment for DDCA". The Hindu. Retrieved 27 December 2015.

External links

• Bantoo Singh at ESPNcricinfo
• Bantoo Singh at CricketArchive (subscription required)

• 1963 births
• Living people
• Indian cricketers
• Delhi cricketers
• North Zone cricketers