Gurjapaneet is not a new name to Chennai. He has been a net bowler for Chennai. When Gurjapaneet played for Dindigul Dragons, R Ashwin and YO Mahesh used to be his mentors. He was among the best bowlers in the Tamil Nadu Premier League.
Many new names were seen shining in the mega auction of IPL. One of them is Gurjapneet Singh. The base price of Tamil Nadu’s emerging fast bowler Gurpajaneet was Rs 30 lakh. Lucknow Super Giants started the bidding for him. After this Chennai Super Kings also bid. There was a lot of excitement for this left arm fast bowler from Tamil Nadu in Chennai and Lucknow. After this, Gujarat Titans also jumped into the auction race. However, in the end Chennai included him in their camp.
Gurjapneet Singh is originally from Punjab. But at the age of just 17, he reached Chennai in search of better cricket prospects. Seven years later, he made his Ranji debut for the Tamil Nadu team and took 6 wickets for 22 runs against former champion Saurashtra. This was the best performance by a Tamil Nadu bowler in a first-class match since 2005–06. Let us also tell you that during this period Gurjapaneet had dismissed Cheteshwar Pujara on zero.
Whereas Gurjapaneet is not a new name for Chennai. He has been a net bowler for Chennai. When Gurjapaneet played for Dindigul Dragons, R Ashwin and YO Mahesh used to be his mentors. He was among the best bowlers in the Tamil Nadu Premier League.
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