Barinder Sran (born 10 December 1992) is a former Indian international

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er. He is a left-arm medium-fast bowler who played for

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and

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in domestic cricket. He was a member of the

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squad in the

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. His last appearance in the IPL was in 2019 where he was picked by

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. He made his

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debut for India against Australia on 12 January 2016. He made his

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(T20I) debut against Zimbabwe at

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on 20 June 2016 and took 4/10, which are the best bowling figures by an Indian debutant in T20I cricket. On 29 August 2024, Sran announced his retirement from international and domestic cricket.

Domestic career

After switching from

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to cricket at the age of 17, Sran attended trials for

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but was not selected. He received cricket training at an academy in

, and then took part in the Gatorade Speedster, winning the North India leg. He won the Under-19 leg of Speedster, following which he was sent to

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to train at the ICC academy. He made his debut for Punjab in 2011–12, taking part in T20s and Ranji Trophy. Injuries kept him out of action for a few seasons. In 2014, he attended trials conducted by

and

and was bought by the latter at the 2015 IPL players auction. He played only one match for the Royals that year. In a Ranji Trophy match in 2015, he took 6/61 and helped his team Punjab win by innings margin against Railways. In January 2018, he was bought by the

in the 2018 IPL auction. In December 2018, he was bought by the

in the

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for the

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. He was released by the Mumbai Indians ahead of the 2020 IPL auction.

International career

Having played only eight List A matches, Sran was picked in the Indian ODI squad for the Australian tour in January 2016. He made his debut in the first ODI at Perth and took 3 for 56, dismissing

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, David Warner and Steve Smith. He was then picked in the Indian ODI and T20 squad for the Indian cricket team's tour to Zimbabwe.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Sran, Barinder Living people 1992 births Indian cricketers India One Day International cricketers India Twenty20 International cricketers 21st-century Indian sportsmen Cricketers from Haryana People from Sirsa, Haryana Punjab, India cricketers Mumbai Indians cricketers Punjab Kings cricketers Rajasthan Royals cricketers Sunrisers Hyderabad cricketers Chandigarh cricketers