Akash Singh

Akash Maharaj Singh, popularly known as Akash Singh is an Indian Cricketer born on 26th April 2002 in Bharatpur, Rajasthan. He is a left-arm fast bowler known for turning the match with his wicket-taking abilities.

Akash Singh Along the Years

Career

Akash Singh started his List A career in 2021 for Rajasthan and his First class career for Uttrakhand in 2022. He was added to the squad of Rajasthan Royals in 2021 where he made his IPL debut, after two years he replaced the injured Mukesh Chowdhary for CSK bowling and gave some memorable performances. In IPL 2024 he was bought by Sunrisers Hyderabad but didn’t get a chance to receive an orange cap.

Domestic Career

Akash Singh made his Ranji Trophy debut in 2022 against Nagaland for Uttrakhand, picking six wickets in both innings. He made his T20 debut for Rajasthan on November 9, 2019, against Tamil Nadu. Playing at Thumba, Singh bowled a magnificent spell of 2/26 in his four overs. He dismissed opposition captain Dinesh Karthik and opening batsman Murali Vijay on his T20 debut.

Akash impressed everyone with his performance on his T20 debut, but he had to wait till January 27, 2021, for his second T20 cap. Rajasthan included him in their playing XI for the 2020-21 Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy quarter-final match against the Bihar cricket team in Ahmedabad. Akash opened the bowling for his team, but he went for 21 runs in his two wicketless overs.

After that tournament, Akash Singh made his List-A debut for Rajasthan in the 2021 Vijay Hazare Trophy. The left-arm fast bowler played three matches for the team, picking up two wickets at an economy rate of 7.52. He returned with figures of 2/46 on List-A debut, where dismissed Himachal Pradesh team’s Prashant Chopra and Digvijay Rangi.

However, Akash could replicate a different performance in his next two List-A matches. Singh could not add another wicket to his tally. At the same time, he leaked 76 runs in the battle against Maharashtra.

The 18-year-old player is yet to represent his home state in the first-class format at the senior level.

IPL Career

Akash Singh has never played in the IPL before. He bagged a deal worth INR 20 lakh from the Rajasthan Royals Team at IPL Auction 2020. The Royals did not give him a match in the United Arab Emirates. They released him before the IPL 2021 edition of the tournament but the Jaipur-based franchise bought him back at his base price of INR 20 lakh again at IPL Auction 2021. He made his IPL debut in 2021 against CSK, conceding 39 runs in four overs, and didn’t a single wicket. He got unsold in the 2022 IPL auction but following the injury to CSK’s pacer Mukesh Chaudhary, he was added to the squad and played six games where he took five wickets. In the 2023 IPL auction he was bought by SRH in his base price of INR 20 Lakh but he didn’t get a chance to feature in the 2024 IPL season.

Background

Hailing from Rajasthan, Akash Singh made a name for himself with a three-wicket haul against Australia U-19s in the ICC U-19 World Cup 2020. Unfortunately, the India U-19 cricket team could not win that competition, but Akash impressed many fans with his pace bowling. The Royals have shown much interest in left-arm fast bowlers over the last few years, so it was not a surprise to see them bid for Akash Singh twice. It will be exciting to see if he gets his maiden IPL cap in 2021.