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Dilpreet Singh Bajwa (born 26 January 2003) is an India-born cricketer. He plays for Canada as an allrounder.

Early life

He was born at Gurdaspur, Punjab in India. He completed his education at Guru Arjun Dev Senior Secondary School in Dhariwal. His father, Harpreet Singh, was employed in the Agriculture Department, while his mother, Harleen Kaur, served as a government teacher.

In 2020, he emigrated to Canada due to his failure to be selected by the state team. In 2023 he played Global T20 Canada for Montreal Tigers.

International career

In September 2023, he earned his maiden call-up to the national team for the 2023 ICC Men's T20 World Cup Americas Qualifier. He made his Twenty20 International (T20I) debut on 30 September 2023, for Canada against Bermuda. In February 2024, he was named in ODI squad for the series against Nepal. He made his One Day International (ODI) debut on 10 February 2024, against Nepal.

In May 2024, He was named in Canada's squad for the 2024 ICC Men's T20 World Cup tournament.

References

1. "Dilpreet Bajwa Profile - Cricket Player Canada | Stats, Records, Video". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 2 May 2024.
2. ^ "Rejected by Punjab, Gurdaspur cricketer selected for Canadian national team". Tribune India. 25 September 2023. Retrieved 27 May 2024.
3. ^ "From Punjab's rejection to Canada's Selection: The remarkable journey of Dilpreet Singh Bajwa". True Scoop. 25 September 2023. Retrieved 27 May 2024.
4. "वाह! पंजाब में बार-बार खारिज क्रिकेटर का कनाडा की टीम में चयन" [Wow! Cricketer repeatedly rejected in Punjab selected in Canadian team]. New India Abroad. 26 September 2023. Retrieved 27 May 2024.
5. "Three Debutants for Team Canada as Dilpreet Bajwa, Gurpal Sidhu & Shahid Ahmadzai have been added to the Squad for ICC Men's T20 World Cup Americas Qualifier which will be held in Bermuda next month". Cricket Canada. Retrieved 15 September 2023 – via Facebook.
6. "BER vs CAN Cricket Scorecard, 1st Match at Hamilton, September 30, 2023". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 2 May 2024.
7. @canadiancricket (February 7, 2024). "Get ready for the exciting cricket battle as we reveal the players representing Team Canada for the ODI bilateral series against Nepal" (Tweet). Retrieved 7 February 2024 – via Twitter.
8. "NEP vs CAN Cricket Scorecard, 2nd ODI at Kirtipur, February 10, 2024". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 2 May 2024.
9. "Debutants Canada name squad for T20 World Cup tilt". ICC. 2 May 2024. Retrieved 2 May 2024.
10. "Canada's Squad for the ICC Men's T20I World Cup 2024". ScoreWaves. Retrieved 2024-06-11.

External links

• Dilpreet Bajwa at ESPNcricinfo

Canada squads

v t e Canada squad – 2024 Men's T20 World Cup 3 P. Singh 5 Sana 6 R. Pathan 11 Joshi 13 Dutta 19 Gordon 20 Heyliger 23 Saad (c) 37 Dhaliwal 43 Movva (wk) 45 A. Johnson 49 R. Singh 81 Siddiqui 84 Bajwa 86 Kirton Coach: Pubudu Dassanayake Ammar Khalid, Parveen Kumar, Jatinderpal Matharu, Tajinder Singh and Aaditya Varadarajan as standby players. Nikhil Dutta and Rishiv Joshi replaced Harsh Thaker and Kanwarpal Tathgur.

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