Bantoo Singh

Bantoo Singh (born 17 February 1963), also spelled as Bantu Singh, is a former Indian first-class cricketer who played for Delhi cricket team from 1985/86 to 1995/96. In 2005, he became a selector for the Delhi District Cricket Association.

Bantoo Singh

Personal information
Born	(1963-02-17) 17 February 1963 (age 62) Delhi, India
Batting	Right-handed
Bowling	Right-arm off break
Role	Batsman
Relations	Dilbaugh Singh (father)
Domestic team information
Years	Team
1985/86–1995/96	Delhi
Career statistics
Competition FC List A Matches 69 33 Runs scored 3,694 607 Batting average 45.04 30.35 100s/50s 11/18 0/5 Top score 214 96* Balls bowled 315 – Wickets 3 – Bowling average 74.33 – 5 wickets in innings 0 – 10 wickets in match 0 n/a Best bowling 1/4 – Catches/stumpings 41/– 6/–
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 26 December 2015

Life and career

Singh was born on 17 February 1963 in Delhi. His father Dilbaugh Singh^[1] was the founder of Delhi Gymkhana Club and had also played first-class cricket for Jammu and Kashmir cricket team. He had also worked as a selector of Delhi.^[2]

Singh played as a right-handed middle-order batsman, representing Delhi between the 1985/86 to 1995/96 seasons. He scored more than 3000 first-class runs and 11 hundreds including hundreds in two Ranji Trophy finals: 179 against Bengal in the 1988–89 Ranji Trophy final and 123 against Tamil Nadu in the 1991–92 Ranji Trophy final. He had also captained the team in a few matches and appeared for North Zone cricket team in Duleep Trophy. Although he had played his last first-class match in 1995/96, he announced his retirement only in November 2005.^[3]

In August 2005, Delhi District Cricket Association appointed Singh as a member of the five-man Delhi selection panel.^[4] He later became the chairman of Delhi under-19 selection panel.^[5]