Punjab has seen cricketers who played for India at the highest level. This state has given India some of its biggest match Winners and World Cup Winners. The flow from Punjab cricket is not as high in quantity like Mumbai or Delhi but the quality of players that India have seen from Punjab have been absolutely phenomenal. Different generations of cricketers from Punjab have been playing for India.
Let’s look at the 5 Cricketers to play for India from Punjab
Yuvraj Singh
One of the biggest players to play for India from Punjab is Yuvraj Singh. This was an era where there were not one but two all time greats from Punjab. He is from Chandigarh and he is a 2 time World Cup winner and in both he was Man of the tournament. He played 304 ODIs for India. He scored 8701 runs in which he hit 14 hundreds. He also played in 58 T20Is for India and he played 2 of the best innings in the 2007 T20I World Cup. He played 40 Test Matches and he made 1900 runs with 3 hundreds. He also took more than 140 wickets in international cricket.
Harbhajan Singh
This off spinner from Jalandhar Punjab is one of the greatest off spinners that cricket has ever seen. He was a wicket taker in both Test Cricket and ODIs. He played 103 Test Matches for India. He took 417 Wickets in Test Cricket. Harbhajan Singh took 25 Five Wicket Hauls in Test Cricket. In ODI Cricket he played 236 Matches where he took 269 Wickets and he took 3 Five Wicket Hauls. Harbhajan Singh has taken more than 700 Wickets in international cricket. Punjab cricket got huge recognition when both Harbhajan Singh and Yuvraj Singh played at the same time.
Mohinder Amarnath
One of the first great cricketers from Punjab to play for India. Mohinder Amarnath was the main man for India in the historic 1983 World Cup winning team. He is from Patiala, Punjab. He played 69 Test Matches for India in which he scored 4378 runs and he hit 11 hundreds in Test Cricket. He also played in 85 ODIs in which he made 1924 runs with 2 hundreds. He also took 78 international wickets for India. There were a lot of young Punjabi players that got inspired looking at this great man. Also check out the Best Mohinder Amarnath Performances
Bishan Singh Bedi
A list of the cricketers from Punjab to play for India would have been incomplete without the name of Bishan Singh Bedi. He was the original Punjab cricketer to play for India. He hails from Amritsar Punjab. He played 67 Test Matches in his career. Bishan Singh Bedi took 266 wickets where he took 14 Five Wicket Hauls. He was the left arm spinner who was the best in the world. He was also the Indian captain. Bishan Singh Bedi is sadly no longer with us. Check out here the Bishan Singh Bedi Best bowling performances
Navjot Singh Sidhu
This cricketer from Patiala Punjab is one of the most fearless players from Punjab. He excelled in both Test Cricket and ODIs. He played 51 Test Matches for India. He scored 3202 runs. He hit 9 hundreds and a double hundred in Test Cricket. Navjot Singh Sidhu also played in 136 ODIs for India. He made 4413 runs and he hit 6 hundreds in ODI Cricket. Navjot Singh Sidhu made more than 7600 runs and hit 15 hundreds in international cricket. He is a true legend of the sport. He is one of the best commentators in world cricket.
