Bhupinder Singh (born 31 October 1986) is an Indian-born New Zealand former

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er. He played 22 first-class, 26

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, and 14

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matches between the 2009–10 and 2013–14 seasons, almost all of which were for

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. He also represented New Zealand A on their 2010 tour of Zimbabwe. Born at Kapurthala in the Indian Punjab, Bhupinder was educated at Papatoetoe High School in

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at the Association of Cricket Statisticians and Historians. Retrieved 5 June 2023.) He played A team cricket for Auckland sides from 2008–09 before making his senior debut in a November 2009 Plunket Shield fixture against

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. Primarily a bowler, he took over 80 top-class wickets for Auckland.Bhupinder Singh
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, he stood for

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in the Manukau East electorate.

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