Gurinder Sandhu

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Fullname
Gurinder Singh Sandhu
Born (1993-06-14) 14 June 1993 (age 32)
Blacktown, New South Wales, Australia
Height196 cm (6 ft 5 in)[1]
BattingLeft-handed
Gurinder Sandhu
Sandhu playing for Sussex (2025)
Personal information
Full name
Gurinder Singh Sandhu
Born (1993-06-14) 14 June 1993 (age 32)
Blacktown, New South Wales, Australia
Height196 cm (6 ft 5 in)[1]
BattingLeft-handed
BowlingRight-arm fast-medium
RoleBowler
International information
National side
ODI debut (cap 206)18 January 2015 v India
Last ODI23 January 2015 v England
ODI shirt no.28
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2012/13–2017/18New South Wales
2012/13–2019/20Sydney Thunder
2015Delhi Daredevils
2018/19–2019/20Tasmania
2020/21Sydney Sixers
2021/22–presentQueensland
2021/22–2023/24Sydney Thunder
2024/25–presentMelbourne Renegades (squad no. 28)
2025Sussex
Career statistics
Competition ODI FC LA T20
Matches 2 63 78 87
Runs scored 1,113 394 157
Batting average 15.45 14.07 12.07
100s/50s 0/2 0/1 0/0
Top score 97* 51 20*
Balls bowled 120 11,246 3,897 1,675
Wickets 3 175 142 95
Bowling average 35.66 30.91 23.67 24.56
5 wickets in innings 0 7 3 0
10 wickets in match 0 0 0 0
Best bowling 2/49 6/57 7/56 4/22
Catches/stumpings 0/– 24/– 25/– 21/–
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 15 January 2025

Gurinder Singh Sandhu (born 14 June 1993) is an Australian international cricketer who plays for Queensland in Domestic cricket.[2] He is the first male cricketer of Indian descent to represent Australia in an international tournament.[3][a]

Sandhu was born in Blacktown, New South Wales. Coming from Indian descent, his parents emigrated to Australia in the 1980s.[6]

Career

Domestic career

Sandhu made his senior cricket debut for the Sydney Thunder in the 2011–12 Big Bash League season. He made his List A and First-class cricket debut for New South Wales at the end of the 2012–2013 Australian cricket season.

In March 2013, Sandhu was voted the Australian Cricketers' Association player of the month.[6]

Sandhu played three games for New South Wales in the 2017–18 JLT One-Day Cup, taking 5 wickets but conceding 6.13 runs per over.[7] His best performance of the tournament came against Western Australia, when he took 4 wickets for 57 runs in a 9-run loss.[8]

It was announced on 26 April 2018 that Sandhu had signed for Tasmania for the upcoming season, ending a five-year stint with New South Wales.[9]

Signed for Sussex CCC for June/July 2025.

International career

Sandhu played for the Australia Under-19 cricket team in the 2012 ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup.[10]

Sandhu made his senior international debut for Australia in a One Day International against India at the Melbourne Cricket Ground in January 2015.[11] He had limited success in the series and played no further games for Australia.

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