Shivam Singh Height, Age, Family, Biography

Bio/Wiki
Profession	Cricketer (Batsman)
Physical Stats
Height (approx.)	5' 10" (178 cm)
Weight (approx.)	65 Kg (143 lbs)
Body Measurements (approx.)	- Chest: 40 Inches - Waist: 32 Inches - Biceps: 13 Inches
Eye Colour	Black
Hair Colour	Black
Cricket
International Debut	Did not make yet
Jersey Number	#5 (Dindigul Dragons) #21 (Punjab Kings)
Domestic/State Team	• Sonnet Cricket Club • Collage Sports Club • Rajnigandha Achievers • Nelson SC • Sapience Club • Punjab Kings • Dindigul Dragons
Coach/Mentor	• Tarak Sinha • Harish Dagar • Dhruv Singh
Batting Style	Right-handed
Bowling Style	Off break
Favourite Shot	Shivscoop
Personal Life
Date of Birth	18 November 1996 (Monday)
Age (as of 2024)	28 Years
Birthplace	Satheri, Khatauli, Muzzafarnagar, Uttar Pradesh
Zodiac sign	Scorpio
Nationality	Indian
Hometown	Khatauli, Muzzafarnagar
Religion	Hinduism
Caste	Rajput
Hobbies	• Travelling
Social Media	• Instagram
Relationships & More
Marital Status	Unmarried
Family
Parents	Father
Favourites
Cricketer	Bowler(s)- Shoaib Akhtar, Jasprit Bumrah
Personality	Bhagat Singh
Money Factor
Salary (approx.) (as of 2024)	TNPL - 15.95 LPA with Dindigul Dragons IPL - 20 LPA with Punjab Kings

Some Lesser Known Facts About Shivam Singh

• He started playing cricket during his school days with his family and friends.

• When he was 13-14 years old, he went to Lucknow to play in a school cricket tournament. There, a coach based in Delhi told Singh’s sports teacher that he played well.

• Hence, he left his village and came to Delhi, where he started cricket training at the Sonet Cricket Club under coach Tariq around 2010.

• He later started training under Harish sir and played tournaments for the collage group.

• He also trained at PlayMakers Academy in Gurugram to hone his cricketing skills.
  

  Shivam Singh (second from right) during a training session

• Later, Singh gave trials for Delhi Capitals, which went well; however, they refused to select him as he hasn’t played any domestic cricket.

• Paras Dogra and Shivam Singh later went to Pondicherry and played in the Chennai Cricket League. The club didn’t want to select him, but they did at Dogra’s insistence.

• In his debut match in September 2022, during a TNCA First Division match for Nelson SC against Madras CC, he scored a double century with 202 runs off 302 balls, with 17 fours and 1 six.

• Singh had a wonderful season, after which they gave him 2-year employment, which would have made him eligible to play for Tamil Nadu.

• In December 2022, Punjab Kings selected him for the 2023 IPL season. He was late in submitting the auction form and thought he would not be selected.
  
  

  Shivam Singh when he was selected for Punjab Kings

• However, there was another ‘Shivam Singh, from Bihar whose name was there in the list. So, Shivan Singh was chosen at another player’s behest. Later, the confusion was cleared and he was told that he had been selected for Rs 20 lakhs.

• During the IPL training camp, Shikhar Dhawan told him about affirmations, manifestation, and visualisation.

• Singh claimed in an interview that these things changed not only sports but his life for the better. He credited Shikhar Dhawan for his success in the TNPL.

• He became a citizen of Tamil Nadu. In 2023, he was selected by Dindigul Dragons in the Tamil Nadu Premier League (TNPL) for Rs 15.95 lakhs against the base price of Rs 50 thousand.
  

  Shivam Singh with a Man of the Match award in a TNPL match

• In May 2023, he became the first cricketer to score a double hundred in the Goswami Ganesh Dutt Cricket Tournament with 202 runs in 103 deliveries including 19 fours and 15 sixes at a strike rate of 196.12.

• In 2024, he was the highest runscorer for Dragons with 364 runs. Singh also hit the maximum number of sixes (23) in the tournament.
  

  Shivam Singh receiving an award for being the highest runscorer in the 2024 TNPL

• He has an unorthodox shot named Shivscoop which he invented to have a unique shot. He practises it every day for around 30 minutes to 1 hour.

• He went unsold during the 2025 IPL auction for his base price of Rs 30 lakh.

• He is managed by Extraction Sports which also manages other cricketers such as Yash Dayal.