Arshdeep Singh Height, Age, Family, Biography

Bio/Wiki
Full Name	Arshdeep Singh Aulakh
Nickname(s)	• Arsh • Asardar Sardar
Profession	Cricketer (Bowler)
Physical Stats
Height (approx.)	6' 3" (191 cm)
Eye Colour	Black
Hair Colour	Black
Cricket
International Debut	ODI- On 25 November 2022 against New Zealand at Eden Park Test- Did not make yet T20- On 7 July 2022 against England at The Rose Bowl
Jersey Number	#2 (India) #2 (Punjab Kings in IPL)
Domestic/State Team	First-Class/List-A/T20 • Punjab Under-16 (2014-2015) • Punjab Under-19 (2017-2018) • India Under-19 Red (2017-2018) • Punjab Under-23 (2017-2020) • Punjab (2018-present) County Cricket • Kent (2023) Indian Premier League (IPL) • Kings XI Punjab (renamed Punjab Kings) (2019-present)
Coach/Mentor	Jaswant Rai
Batting Style	Left-handed
Bowling Style	Left-arm medium-fast
Records	Third Indian (second male) bowler to bowl a maiden over in their debut T20I match (after Jhulan Goswami and Ajit Agarkar)
Awards, Honours, Achievements	Named in 2023 ICC T20I Team of the Year
Personal Life
Date of Birth	5 February 1999 (February)
Age (as of 2024)	25 Years
Birthplace	Guna, Madhya Pradesh, India
Zodiac sign	Aquarius
Nationality	Indian
Hometown	Kharar, SAS Nagar (Mohali)
School	Guru Nanak Public School, Chandigarh
College/University	Chandigarh University
Educational Qualification	Bachelor of Arts (BA)
Religion	Sikhism
Caste	Jatt
Food Habit	Non-vegetarian
Hobbies	• Travelling • Playing video games such as PUBG
Social Media	• Instagram • Facebook • Twitter
Relationships & More
Marital Status	Unmarried
Family
Parents	Father- Darshan Singh (ex-government employee) Mother- Baljit Kaur
Siblings	Brother- Akashdeep Singh (elder, lives in Brampton, Canada) Sister- Gurleen Kaur
Favourites
Cricketer	Irfan Pathan, Wasim Akram, Mitchell Starc
Style Quotient
Car Collection	• Toyota Fortuner SUV • Maruti Suzuki Brezza SUV
Money Factor
Salary/Income (approx.) (as of 2024)	Rs 1 crore (C-grade annual contract with BCCI) Rs 4 crore (IPL contract with Punjab Kings in IPL) Rs 1 crore (from brand endorsement deals)
Net Worth (approx.) (as of 2024)	Rs 10 crore

Some Lesser Known Facts About Arshdeep Singh

• Arshdeep Singh liked playing cricket since childhood and started playing in local cricket competitions at the age of 8.

• His father worked in the Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) for more than 25 years. He later took up a private job as Chief Security Officer with DCM, Ropar so that Arshdeep could train at one academy.

• His father also played district-level cricket for Gurdaspur during his youth but could not pursue a cricket career, hence he supported Arshdeep’s decision to become a cricketer.

• As his father remained busy with his job, his mother often carried him to cricket training on a bicycle. She used to stay at the ground until he finished his training.

• After settling in Kharar, Mohali with his family, he started training at Jaswant Rai Training Academy in Sector-36, Chandigarh. He has represented Chandigarh and Punjab cricket teams in state-level tournaments.
  

  Arshdeep Singh with his coach, Jaswant Rai

• Once, he was coming back from school on the school bus, he fell asleep due to which he placed his head on the shoulder of the girl sitting beside him who shook him and woke him up. He stopped going on the bus after that incident and went to school on his bicycle.

• He took 19 wickets in 5 matches for Chandigarh in the Punjab Inter-District ODI Championship for DP Azad Trophy.
  

  Arshdeep Singh during his younger days

• In late 2017, he earned a spot in the 2018 U-19 World Cup squad after an exceptional performance for India Red in the Challenger trophy, where he took 7 wickets.
  

  Arshdeep Singh while playing for India Red

• In the 2018 CK Nayudu Trophy, he took 27 wickets in 6 matches for Punjab Under-23 including 10 wickets against Rajasthan Under-23 in which he took 8 wickets in the second innings with a hattrick.

• Arshdeep’s father was worried about his future and decided to send him to Canada to study, but Arshdeep convinced his father to allow him to play cricket by asking for a time of 1-2 years.

• He burst onto the scene during the 2018 U-19 World Cup held in New Zealand with his consistent pace around the 145 kph mark and was a member of the World Cup-winning team.
  

  Arshdeep Singh with Rahul Dravid (right) with the 2018 Under-19 World Cup Trophy

• On 19 September 2018, he made his List-A debut for Punjab against Himachal Pradesh in the 2018–19 Vijay Hazare Trophy. He took 2 wickets for 51 runs in the match.

• In the 2019 Indian Premier League (IPL) auction, he was acquired by Kings XI Punjab (renamed Punjab Kings) for his base prize of Rs 20 lakhs.

• On 16 April 2019, he debuted in the IPL for Kings XI Punjab against Rajasthan Royals (RR) in which he took 2 wickets for 43 runs. It was also his debut T20 match.
  

  Arshdeep Singh bowling in his IPL debut match

• On 25 December 2019, he played his maiden first-class match for Punjab against Vidarbha in the 2019–20 Ranji Trophy and took 3 wickets for 65 runs in the first innings.

• His father felt that Arshdeep was not serious about his fitness and stamina, hence he took him to a nearby sports ground where he ran races with him. Though Arshdeep defeated his father multiple times, he started working out every day for 1-2 hours to increase his physical strength.

• He made headlines by taking 18 wickets in 12 matches of the 2021 IPL season at an average of 19, a strike rate of 13.78, and an economy rate of 8.27. On 21 September 2021, he took his first T20 5-wicket haul with 5 wickets for 32 runs against Rajasthan Royals.

• In the IPL auction for the 2022 season, Punjab Kings retained home for Rs 4 crore.

• He took 10 wickets in 6 matches during the 2022 T20 World Cup held in Australia.

• He faced communal trolling after he dropped a crucial catch in the death overs against Pakistan in the Asia Cup on 4 September 2022 leading India to lose the match, even his Wikipedia page was vandalized, where he was portrayed as a member of a “Khalistan squad” following which the Union ministry of electronics and information technology summoned Wikipedia officials to explain how such fake information was published. ^[1]The Telegraph

Cricket fans target Sikh Indian player Arshdeep Singh on social media after match between India and Pakistan pic.twitter.com/vnWlAps8Xl

— TRT World (@trtworld) September 5, 2022

• In the 2022 Asian Games held in Hangzhou, China in September 2023, he helped India win the gold medal.
  

  Arshdeep Singh with the 2022 Asian Games Gold medal

• In March 2023, he was signed by Kent in five County Championship matches during the 2023-2024 County Championship.

• He was a key member of the Punjab squad which won the 2023-2024 Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy (SMAT), its first title. In the final against Baroda, he took 4 wickets for 23 runs.
  

  Arshdeep Singh (extreme right) with his family members after winning the 2023-2024 Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy (SMAT)

• After India defeated Australia in the 2024 T20 World Cup, many Pakistani batters including Inzamam-ul-Haq accused the Indian team of ball tampering. They claimed that Arshdeep got a reverse swing due to changes in the ball.