Pratham Singh (born 31 August 1992) is an Indian

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. He is a left-handed opening batter who plays for

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in domestic cricket and was part of the

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squad for the 2022 edition of the

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. He made his

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debut for

in the

2016–17 Vijay Hazare Trophy The 2016–17 Vijay Hazare Trophy was the 24th edition of the Vijay Hazare Trophy, an annual List A cricket tournament in India. It was held between 25 February and 20 March 2017. Tamil Nadu won the tournament, beating Bengal Bengal ( ...

on 26 February 2017. He made his first-class debut for Railways in the

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on 9 November 2017. He made his

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debut for Railways in the

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on 21 February 2019. Pratham was appointed as the captain of the Railways squad for the

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season in 2024.

Early life and education

Pratham was born on 31 August 1992 and currently lives in

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. He obtained his

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from J.S.S. Academy of Technical Education in 2015. He got an admission in Indian School of Business, Hyderabad for post graduate program in 2022 which he deferred.

Cricketing career

Pratham is a left-handed

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and right-handed off spinner. In 2017, he made his debut in List A cricket and represented

in the

. He scored 73 runs off 154 balls in his

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debut against

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. In 2017, Pratham was bought by

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in the 2017 IPL auction. He was the 3rd highest run-scorer in

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in the

, with 438 runs in 10 innings averaging 54.75. Pratham set a record by scoring 4 consecutive fifties in the

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. He was the highest scorer for

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with a total of 299 runs with a highest of 127 against

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averaging 74.75. In February 2022, he was bought by the

for INR 20 lakh in the

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for the

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tournament. He was also selected to represent the Central Zone in 2023 for the

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. In February 2024, Pratham scored an unbeaten 169 off 300 balls that included 16 boundaries and one six, in a 378-run chase against

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during the

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, and was named

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in the highest ever run chase in the 90 years history of Ranji Trophy. In this 89th Ranji Trophy season, held from January 5 to March 14, 2024, he was the top run-scorer for

, with 530 runs in 12 innings at an average of 48.18, with 169 as his highest score. After scoring two centuries—130 against

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and 143 against the TNCA President's XI—in the Buchi Babu Tournament, Pratham was selected for the India A team in the second round of the

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. He joined as a replacement when captain

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was called up to the Indian Test squad for the Bangladesh series. Pratham made his debut with a century, scoring 122 off 189 balls (12 fours, 1 six) against India D in a second-round match at the Rural Development Trust Stadium. In October 2024, Railways named Pratham as captain of its squad for the

season.

References

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