Tanveer Sangha
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Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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| Full name | Tanveer Singh Sangha | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 26 November 2001 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm leg break | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Bowler | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| ODI debut (cap 241) | 12 September 2023 v South Africa | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last ODI | 4 March 2025 v India | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ODI shirt no. | 26 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| T20I debut (cap 106) | 30 August 2023 v South Africa | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last T20I | 3 December 2023 v India | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| T20I shirt no. | 26 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 2020/21–present | Sydney Thunder (squad no. 17) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2021/22–present | New South Wales | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2022–2023 | Birmingham Phoenix | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2025 | Los Angeles Knight Riders | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: ESPNcricinfo, 25 March 2026 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tanveer Singh Sangha (born 26 November 2001) is an Australian cricketer who represents Australia in ODI and T20I cricket as a right arm leg spin bowler. He plays for Sydney Thunder in the Big Bash League (BBL) and plays domestically for New South Wales.[1][2][3]
He was Australia’s leading wicket taker at the 2020 Under-19 Cricket World Cup, claiming 15 wickets.[4]
Sangha's parents moved from Indian Punjab to Sydney in Australia in 1997.[5][6] Tanveer was born in 2001, and growing up he played various sports including volleyball, rugby, and kabaddi.[5] Though he showed promise in volleyball, he began playing cricket at the age of 10 at the encouragement of his school coach.[6] He bowling pace, but his father encouraged him to spin bowling as a teenager to avoid shoulder injuries.[5] Sangha attended East Hills Boys High School, the same high school as former Australian Test cricketers Steve Waugh and Mark Waugh.[5][6]
Junior cricket
Sangha represented Australia in cricket at under-16 level, playing in a series against a Pakistan under-16 team in Melbourne, when he was spotted by former international cricket Fawad Ahmed, who subsequently became his mentor.[5][7] He impressed at a junior level, and was signed by the Sydney Thunder as a development player for the 2018–19 season.[8]
After finishing school, Sangha began playing first grade cricket in Sydney as a 17-year-old in 2019. He had quick success at this level, taking a 6-wicket haul in his second match and another 5-wicket haul in his third, and in November 2019 he was signed to a senior contract with the Sydney Thunder for the first time.[8] He continued to represent Australia at junior level, playing for the Australian under-19 team at the 2020 U19 World Cup in South Africa. He was Australia's leading wicket-taker at the tournament, taking 15 wickets with a bowling average of 11.46.[5][7]