Gurcharan Singh (cricketer)

Born in Lahore on 13 June 1935, Singh came to Patiala as a refugee during the Partition of India in 1947.

He started playing cricket under the guidance of Maharaja of Patiala Yadavindra Singh.

[1] Singh was a right-handed batsman and right-arm off break bowler who appeared in 37 first-class matches.

[1] In 1992/93, he became director of Pace Bowling Academy, jointly started by Laxmibhai National College of Physical Education and the Board of Control for Cricket in India, in Gwalior.

[1] In addition to more than 100 first-class cricketers, he coached 12 international cricketers including Maninder Singh, Surinder Khanna, Kirti Azad, Vivek Razdan, Gursharan Singh, Ajay Jadeja, Rahul Sanghvi and Murali Kartik.