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The Sri Lankan cricket team is currently playing a series of Test matches on the England tour. In the first Test match, the England team has taken a lead of 23 runs by the end of the second day's play. In this Test match, a player who came on the field for the England team has surprised the Indian cricket fans. This player was none other than the son of former Team India veteran RP Singh (Senior). Seeing the son of a former legend playing on the field for England, Indian cricket fans have started wondering why this player got a chance in the England team?
RP Singh's son got a chance
In the test match being played between Sri Lanka and England, the son of India's legendary former player RP Singh has got a chance in the England team. In this match, Harry Singh, son of former Team India cricketer RP Singh, has made his place as a substitute. At the age of just 20, Harry Singh made his debut as England's 12th player, for which he received a lot of praise. Actually, during the match, England player Harry Brook left the field. Meanwhile, Harry Singh was sent to the field for fielding in his place.
Who is RP Singh?
RP Singh was a member of Team India in the 1980s. He could play only 2 ODI matches for Team India. He also took 1 wicket in these 2 matches. However, he performed brilliantly in the first class. RP Singh played a total of 59 matches in the first division, in which he took 150 wickets. Along with this, he also scored 1413 runs. His highest score was 141 runs. After retiring from cricket, RP Singh joined the England Cricket Board and started coaching the Lancashire County team. RP Singh moved to England in the 1990s.
How did you get into the England team?
After shifting to England in the 1990s, RP Singh remained associated with cricket there. After this, Harry Singh was born in his house in 2004. RP Singh kept training his son in cricket from the very beginning. After this, Harry Singh made it to the England Under-19 team in 2022. Harry Singh also made his debut for Lancashire in July. He played all 7 matches in the 2024 ODI Cup, in which he batted as well as bowled. Opening for Lancashire, Harry scored 87 runs in 7 matches and took 2 wickets.