Gurinder Singh Sandhu (born 14 June 1993) is an Australian international cricketer who plays for

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domestically. Of Indian descent, he is a tall

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. He played for the

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in the 2012 ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup. Sandhu made his senior cricket debut for the

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in the

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. He made his

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and

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debut for

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at the end of the 2012–2013 Australian cricket season. Sandhu, born in Blacktown, New South Wales, is the first male cricketer of Indian descent to represent Australia in an international tournament.Indian origin teen sensation Gurinder Sandhu set to help Oz under-19 team
/ref> His parents emigrated to Australia in the 1980s. In March 2013, Sandhu was voted the Australian Cricketers' Association player of the month. It was announced on 26 April 2018 that Sandhu had signed for

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for the upcoming season, ending a five-year stint with New South Wales.

Domestic career

Sandhu played three games for

in the 2017–18 JLT One-Day Cup, taking 5 wickets but conceding 6.13 runs per over. His best performance of the tournament came against

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, when he took 4 wickets for 57 runs in a 9-run loss.

International career

He made his senior international debut for Australia in a

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against

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at the

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in January 2015. He had limited success in the series and played no further games for

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Sandhu, Gurinder Living people 1993 births Australian cricketers Australia One Day International cricketers Cricketers from Sydney Sydney Thunder cricketers New South Wales cricketers Australian people of Indian Punjabi descent Delhi Capitals cricketers Tasmania cricketers Sydney Sixers cricketers