Role: Batsman

Batting Style: Right Handed Bat

Bowling Style: Right-arm offbreak

Country: India

Team: Lucknow Super Giants

Player profile for Himmat Singh

🧍 Personal Details

• Full Name: Himmat Singh Grewal

• Date of Birth: November 8, 1996

• Age: 28 years (as of April 2025)

• Birthplace: Delhi, India

• Height: 5 feet 10 inches (178 cm)

• Batting Style: Right-handed

• Bowling Style: Right-arm off-break

• Primary Role: Batter

• Education: Modern School, New Delhi

• Coach/Mentor: Tarak Sinha

• Marital Status: Married to Ineka Tewari (daughter of MP Manish Tewari) on December 6, 2024

• 🏏 Cricket Career

  • Domestic Teams: Delhi, Delhi Under-16s, Delhi Under-19s, Delhi Under-23s, India Under-23s, India A

  • IPL Teams: Royal Challengers Bangalore (2019), Lucknow Super Giants (2025–present)

  • Delhi Premier League: Captain of East Delhi Riders (2024)

  • 📊 Career Statistics (as of March 2025)

    First-Class (FC)

    • Matches: 33

    • Runs Scored: 1,738

    • Batting Average: 36.97

    • Centuries/Half-Centuries: 2/13

    • Highest Score: 194

    • Wickets Taken: 5

    • Best Bowling: 3/42

    • Catches: 37

    • List A

      • Matches: 55

      • Runs Scored: 1,858

      • Batting Average: 47.64

      • Centuries/Half-Centuries: 6/9

      • Highest Score: 132*

      • Catches: 29

      • T20

        • Matches: 55

        • Runs Scored: 917

        • Batting Average: 28.65

        • Half-Centuries: 5

        • Highest Score: 77*

        • Catches: 23

        • 🌟 Notable Achievements

          • Delhi Premier League 2024: Led East Delhi Riders to victory, scoring 381 runs in 9 innings with an average of 63.50 and a strike rate of 165.65.

          • Ranji Trophy 2023/24: Achieved his best season, including a top score of 194 against Uttarakhand.

          • IPL 2025: Acquired by Lucknow Super Giants for ₹30 lakhs.

          • 🧒 Early Life & Inspiration

            Himmat Singh’s passion for cricket was ignited by watching Brett Lee, inspiring him to pursue fast bowling initially. His father enrolled him in the Sonnet Cricket Club in Delhi, where he was mentored by the renowned coach Tarak Sinha. Over time, Himmat transitioned into a batter, drawing inspiration from cricketers like Andrew Flintoff, Sachin Tendulkar, Virat Kohli, and AB de Villiers.

          • 🧬 Family & Personal Life

            • Father: Tejbir Singh

            • Mother: Veena Singh

            • Sisters: Ragya V Singh and Harshita Singh

            • Wife: Ineka Tewari (married on December 6, 2024)