Vishaul Singh
Guyanese cricketer
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Vishaul Anthony Singh (born 12 January 1989) is a Guyanese cricketer who plays for the West Indies. His domestic side is Guyanese national side. He is a left-handed middle-order batsman.
Georgetown, Guyana
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| Full name | Vishaul Anthony Singh | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 12 January 1989 Georgetown, Guyana | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Left-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Slow left-arm orthodox | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Batter | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Test debut (cap 311) | 21 April 2017 v Pakistan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last Test | 4 May 2017 v Pakistan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2009– | Guyana | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 5 May 2017 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Domestic career
Singh made his first-class debut for Guyana during the 2008–09 Regional Four Day Competition, against Barbados.[1] He made his first half-century for the team during the 2010–11 season, scoring 66 from 164 balls in a home match against Barbados.[2] Singh's maiden first-class century came during the 2014–15 season, when he scored 141 from 229 balls against Trinidad and Tobago to help his team win by an innings.[3] He continued his good form during the 2015–16 season, making centuries in consecutive matches against the Leeward Islands (150 from 385 balls) and Barbados (121 from 241 balls).[4][5]
In May 2023, Singh announced that he planned to take legal action against the Guyana Cricket Board for non-payment of his salary and damage to his personal reputation.[6]
International career
In April 2017, he was named in the West Indies Test squad for their series against Pakistan.[7] He made his Test debut for the West Indies against Pakistan on 21 April 2017 at Sabina Park.He scored 9 Runs in his first innings and was caught out by Wahab Riaz. His poor run continued and was subsequently not selected for the West Indies tour of England 2017.