Such a strong player of India, whose debut test itself became retirement, after one match he never got a chance again.

New Delhi: There have been many cricketers in the world who have made both their debut and retirement memorable, but what happens when a player’s debut match proves to be his last. Well, there are many names in this list. Former Indian cricketer Robin Singh is also included among them. In Indian cricket, Robin Singh was known as a powerful batsman in the middle order. Along with this, he was also one of the fastest fielders of India.

Robin Singh got a chance to play in 136 ODI matches for India, but if we talk about Test, he took the field in only 1 match. Robin Singh made his Test debut in 1998 against Zimbabwe in Harare. He scored 27 runs in his debut test. After this match, Robin Singh never got a chance to play in Test for Team India. Let us tell you that Robin Singh was included in the Test team after 9 years of his ODI debut.

Robin has had a strong first class career

Of course, Robin Singh did not get a chance in only 1 match in red ball cricket for India, but in domestic cricket, he has made a lot of noise in first class cricket. If we look at his performance in the first class, he played 137 matches, in which Robin Singh scored 6997 runs. In this format, Robin also scored 22 centuries and 33 half-centuries with the highest innings of 183 runs.

Robin Singh played 36 ODIs for India

Talking about Robin Singh’s ODI career, he appeared in a total of 136 matches for India. In these matches he scored 2336 runs at a strike rate of 74.30. Robin also scored 9 fifties and 1 century in this format. Robin last played for India in any format in 2001 against Australia. After retirement from cricket, Robin pursued his career in coaching. Robin appeared as a coach in different leagues including IPL.