PR Man Singh (born 24 November 1938) is an Indian former

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player and administrator. He was the manager of the Indian team that won the

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, and also managed the Indian team which reached the semi-finals at the

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. He later served as the secretary of the

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Career

A right-handed batsman and

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bowler, Man Singh played five first-class matches between 1965/66 and 1968/69, representing

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in the

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and Hyderabad Blues in the

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. Man Singh became an administrator after his playing career. He worked as the assistant team manager for India on its tour to Pakistan in 1978. He was selected as the manager for the

, after securing a 15–13 win over

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in a special

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general meeting vote for the post. He was part of the six-member selection committee that appointed Kapil Dev as the captain for the tournament; Man Singh and Kapil Dev were then involved in the World Cup squad selection. India went on to lift the World Cup, despite being tipped as massive underdogs at the start of the tournament when bookmakers' odds was at 66-1 for an Indian win. After India's World Cup victory, Man Singh reportedly wrote a letter to '' Wisden Cricket Monthlys editor

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, who had downplayed India's chances before the tournament and declared that he would "eat his words" if India won the tournament, reminding him of his "promise". The September 1983 edition of the magazine ran a copy of Man Singh's letter along with a photograph of Frith with a piece of paper in his mouth, captioned, "India made me eat my words". Man Singh went on to manage the Indian team at the

in the subcontinent where India reached the semi-finals. Later, he managed Hyderabad Blues in the Moin-ud-Dowlah Tournament and served as the secretary of the

Personal life

Man Singh's residence in

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, named "Pavilion", houses a cricket memorabilia room which was inaugurated by

Sachin Tendulkar Sachin Ramesh Tendulkar (; ; born 24 April 1973) is an Indian former international cricketer who captained the Indian national team. He is regarded as one of the greatest batsmen in the history of cricket. He is the all time highest run-scor ...

in 2003. The collection includes hundreds of books, ties and bats which he had assembled since the 1950s.

In popular culture

The 2021 Indian film '' 83'', which is based on India's World Cup win, features Pankaj Tripathi portraying Man Singh's character. In the film the character is seen using Hyderabad dialect to talk

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Man Singh, PR Living people Date of birth missing (living people) Indian cricketers Hyderabad cricketers Indian cricket administrators 1930s births People from Secunderabad