Overview

• Simranjeet Singh has been named in the UAE side to face India in the Asia Cup T20 on September 10.
• He recalls bowling extensively to a young Shubman Gill at the PCA nets in Mohali around 2011–12 and says he is unsure if Gill remembers him.
• Before moving to the UAE setup, he played district cricket in Punjab, made the Ranji probables in 2017 and bowled at Kings XI Punjab nets without a breakthrough.
• UAE head coach Lalchand Rajput describes him as a crafty left-arm spinner, and his record stands at 15 wickets in 12 T20Is with an economy under six.
• He enters the tournament in form after taking 1 for 24 with 11 dot balls against Afghanistan on September 5.