Suresh Singh (; born 27 September 1973) is a Malaysian

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er. A right-handed

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and right-arm

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since 1995.

Biography

Born in

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in 1973, Suresh Singh made his debut for Malaysia in September 1995, playing in the annual

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match against

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. He played in the fixture again in 1996, a year in which he played in the

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series for the first time. He also played in the series in 1997 and 1998.Other matches played by Suresh Singh
at CricketArchive He played in the

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ICC Trophy matches played by Suresh Singh
at CricketArchive and made his

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debut in March 1998, playing two matches for Malaysia in the Wills Cup, a Pakistani domestic one-day competition.List A matches played by Suresh Singh
at CricketArchive He also played in the

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later in the year. He was then absent from the Malaysian side until 2001, when he returned for that year's Stan Nagaiah Trophy. He also played in the

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. He played for Malaysia in a match against the

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in February 2003, playing one match in the Stan Nagaiah Trophy series the following month. His next match for Malaysia wasn't until December 2006, when he played the Saudara Cup match against Singapore. He has not played for Malaysia since.

References

1973 births Living people People from Labuan Malaysian cricketers Malaysian Sikhs Malaysian sportspeople of Indian descent Malaysian people of Punjabi descent {{Malaysia-cricket-bio-stub