Harpreet Singh Bhatia (born 11 August 1991) is an Indian

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er who plays for the Chhattisgarh cricket team and

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in Indian domestic cricket. He is a left-hand

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and right-arm medium pace bowler. He was a member of the

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squad in the 2011

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. He represented India at the 2010 ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup. In April 2017, it was announced that he had been signed by

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to take part in the remainder of the Indian Premier League. After going unsold in the auction, he was picked up by Royal Challengers Bangalore after an injury suffered by

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. He was the leading run-scorer for Madhya Pradesh in the 2017–18 Ranji Trophy, with 629 runs in seven matches. He was also the leading run-scorer for Madhya Pradesh in the 2018–19 Vijay Hazare Trophy, with 271 runs in five matches. Ahead of the 2018–19 Ranji Trophy, he transferred from Madhya Pradesh to

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. He was the leading run-scorer for Chhattisgarh in the tournament, with 627 runs in eight matches. In August 2019, he was named in the India Red team's squad for the 2019–20 Duleep Trophy.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Bhatia, Harpreet 1991 births Living people Indian cricketers Chhattisgarh cricketers Madhya Pradesh cricketers Central Zone cricketers Kolkata Knight Riders cricketers Pune Warriors India cricketers People from Durg Cricketers from Chhattisgarh