Published 17:58 IST, December 19th 2019
IPL auction live updates: Sunrisers Hyderabad bag 22-year-old Virat Singh for Rs. 1.90 cr
Virat Singh's base price was Rs. 20 lakhs and SRH immediately went for him. Virat Singh is a left-handed batsman who made his senior debut for Jharkhand.
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Sunrisers Hyderabad signed their first player in IPL 2020 and it was an Indian youngster - Virat Singh. Singh, who is a 22-year-old, got sold for Rs. 1.90 crores INR. Virat Singh's base price was Rs. 20 lakhs and SRH immediately went for him. Virat Singh is a left-handed batsman who made his senior debut for Jharkhand in the 2013–14 season when he was 16.
Virat is known to play at the one-down position. He made his debut for East Zone in December 2014 in the Deodhar Trophy. Virat Singh has also played interzonal matches. Singh made his Jharkhand under-19 debut at the age of 14 in the 2012-13 edition of the Vinoo Mankad Trophy. Virat went on to score 152 runs from five innings in the tournament and was only behind his older brother - Vishal Singh (179).
🗣 First words from the newest member of the #SRHFamily! 🧡
— SunRisers Hyderabad (@SunRisers) December 19, 2019
A great first season of IPL awaits for Virat Singh! 💪🏾#IPLAuction #SRH2020Unlocked #OrangeArmy pic.twitter.com/v1es0guAMW
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IPL auction live updates: Twitter reacts to Virat Singh's arrival in SRH
#IPL2020Auction
— CricketCountry (@cricket_country) December 19, 2019
Welcome @SunRisers into the auction. They have their first buy of the afternoon in the form of left-handed batsman Virat Singh for Rs 1.9 crore
FOLLOW LIVE -> https://t.co/Llj8PcNzUc pic.twitter.com/WB26UXQumK
We’ve got him! 😍
— SunRisers Hyderabad (@SunRisers) December 19, 2019
Welcome, Virat Singh! 🧡#IPLAuction #SRH2020Unlocked #OrangeArmy
Sunrisers pick up two young Indian batsmen - Virat Singh and Priyam Garg
— ESPNcricinfo (@ESPNcricinfo) December 19, 2019
Here's more on them 👉https://t.co/7fJvgW3ks1#IPLAuction #IPLAuction2020 #IPL2020Auction pic.twitter.com/C6HI4LmQNW
SRH investing in young Indian batsmen. Good to see. Preparing for the future. 👏🏼 👏🏼
— Aditya (@forwardshortleg) December 19, 2019
Virat Singh - 22 year old attacking batsman. Scored 343 runs @ 57, SR 142 in Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy 2019.
Priyam Garg - India U19 Captain. Promising batsman.#IPL2020Auction
Hetmeyer...Cottrell. Virat Singh...Shahrukh Khan. Priyam Garg...Ravi Bishnoi. And Yashasvi too....Looking out for these. Let’s see how it goes. #IPLAuction2020
— Aakash Chopra (@cricketaakash) December 19, 2019
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Updated 19:20 IST, December 19th 2019