Ramandeep Singh

His domestic cricket has been played for Punjab. In the 2022 Vijay Hazare Trophy he claimed a hat-trick, and Ambati Rayudu was one of the three batters dismissed. Performances like that led Mumbai Indians to sign him in 2022 for INR 20 lakh, although he got few chances there and had to wait for a regular place.

That changed after he joined Kolkata Knight Riders in 2024. He appeared in every game of the season in which KKR won the title, working mainly as a hard-hitting batter down the order. He made 125 runs with a strike rate above 200, figures that reflect short, fast innings rather than long stays at the crease. Many of those knocks came under pressure late in an innings, and his athletic fielding added to his contribution.

His form brought him a place in the India A squad for the Emerging Men's Asia Cup. Further good displays followed, and he was then named in a senior India squad for the first time, for a T20I series against South Africa.

Ramandeep is now viewed as more than a squad player at KKR, where he is expected to take on a clearer job as a finisher while also offering overs with the ball.