Ian Dev Singh

Ian Dev Singh Chauhan is an Indian cricketer who plays predominantly as a batsman. He was captain of the Jammu and Kashmir in the Ranji Trophy in 2013-14. Recently he moved to the United States and was made captain for the Seattle Thunderbolts for the MiLC 2024 season.

Ian Dev Singh

Personal information
Full name	Ian Dev Singh Chauhan
Born	(1989-03-01) 1 March 1989 (age 36) Gandhi Nagar, Jammu
Nickname	IC
Batting	Right-handed
Bowling	Right-arm off-break
Role	Top order Batsman, wicketkeeper
Domestic team information
Years	Team
2006/07–2023	Jammu and Kashmir
2013/14	Duleep Trophy
2023-2024	Seattle Thunderbolts
Career statistics
Competition FC LA T20 Matches 93 72 48 Runs scored 5558 1627 876 Batting average 37.55 24.28 19.90 100s/50s 17/24 2/9 0/2 Top score 170 112 75* Balls bowled 294 149 25 Wickets 2 2 1 Bowling average 87.00 77.00 38.00 5 wickets in innings 0 0 0 10 wickets in match 0 0 0 Best bowling 1/16 2/44 1/14 Catches/stumpings 84/1 30/3 26/2
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 28 April 2017

Early life

Ian Dev Singh was born in Gandhinagar, Jammu into a Rajput family and named after Ian Botham and Kapil Dev, his father's two favorite cricketers. He completed his Bachelor of Engineering degree at D. Y. Patil University in Navi Mumbai while simultaneously playing Ranji Trophy cricket, occasionally necessitating flying in to sit an exam directly between Jammu and Kashmir fixtures.^[1]

Career

Jammu and Kashmir's cricketing infrastructure remains somewhat underdeveloped, and Ian Dev Singh developed as a cricketer by playing club cricket in Mumbai. He noted in 2012 that, '[t]he competition even at the club level [in Mumbai] is very tough whereas back in our state, we get limited opportunities. We rarely get solid preparation before the Ranji season commences.'^[2]

Another major influence on the development of his game was former India captain Bishan Bedi, coach of Jammu and Kashmir between 2011 and 2014. With Bedi's guidance helping him overhaul his mental approach to batting, Dev Singh scored 406 runs at 67.66 in first-class matches in 2011–12, and earned selection for North Zone in the Duleep Trophy.^[2] For his part, Bedi described Dev Singh as 'a very good shorter version batsman and a brilliant fielder' who was 'definitely ready for a break', either in the form of an international call-up or an IPL contract.^[1] As of 2017, however, such honours have eluded him.