Daljit Singh (born 1940–1941) is an Indian former first-class

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er and pitch curator. He played for various teams during his career from 1961/62 to 1978/79. After his playing career, he became a pitch curator and chairman of the grounds and pitches committee of the

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Life and career

Singh was a

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batsman who appeared in 87 first-class and 3 List A matches. The teams he represented include Services, Northern Punjab, Delhi, Bihar, North Zone and East Zone. He was a prolific wicket-keeper and batsman, effecting more than 200 dismissals and scoring close to 4000 runs. He was working for the

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when he started his cricket career with Services. He played for Bihar for 12 seasons and also captained them to 1975–76 Ranji Trophy final. Singh was employed with

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during his career with Bihar. He worked for one year at 10 Janpath, where he prepared a

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inside the residence of the Indian Prime Minister

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for Shastri's son who was interested in cricket. He worked for 22 years with Tata Steel as chief of community and rural development services, before being employed for three years in Bangalore by an NGO. During his stay in Bangalore he coached the likes of

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and

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. He was then offered a coaching role with the Punjab team as well as a role with the under-construction stadium in

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by the

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(PCA) secretary I. S. Bindra. He has been the curator of Mohali's

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for over 20 years. He was a member of BCCI's first Pitch Committee that was formed in 1997. He worked as the chairman of the

(BCCI) grounds and pitches committee but was sacked in December 2009 after an ODI at Delhi was called off with the match referee declaring the pitch "dangerous" and unsuitable for play. He became the chairman of BCCI's grounds and pitches committee again, and holds the position as of December 2015.

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Singh, Daljit Living people Date of birth missing (living people) Indian cricketers Services cricketers Southern Punjab cricketers Delhi cricketers Bihar cricketers North Zone cricketers East Zone cricketers Indian cricket coaches 1940s births