Himmat Singh (born 8 November 1996) is an Indian

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er who plays for

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in domestic cricket. He bats right-handed and bowls right-arm

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. He represented Delhi at the Under-16, Under-19 and Under-23 levels and North Zone at the Under-19 level. Himmat was selected in the Delhi squad for

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after his fine performance for the Delhi Under-19s, but did not appear in any of the matches. He made his

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debut at the age of 19 during the

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in December 2015. Later that month, Himmat's father Tejbir Singh filed a criminal defamation case against

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and

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for allegedly stating that Tejbir had exchanged 25 lakh for his son's selection in the Delhi squad for the Vijay Hazare Trophy. He made his first-class debut for Delhi in the

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on 14 October 2017. He made his

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debut for Delhi in the

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on 9 January 2018. In December 2018, he was named in India's team for the

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. Later the same month, he was bought by the

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in the player auction for the

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. He was released by the Royal Challengers Bangalore ahead of the 2020 IPL auction.

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