Robindra Ramnarine "Robin" Singh (born 14 September 1963) is an Indian former

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er and cricket coach. He represented India in one Test and 136 ODIs between 1989 and 2001 as an

all-rounder An all-rounder is a cricketer who regularly performs well at both batting and bowling. Although all bowlers must bat and quite a handful of batsmen do bowl occasionally, most players are skilled in only one of the two disciplines and are consi ...

. He has coached the

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since 2010 and the

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since 2013. He has also coached the

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in the IPL's inaugural year. As a player, he was known for his calmness and ability to perform under pressure. He brought to Indian cricket world class fielding. Born in

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parents, Singh moved to India in 1984 and studied at

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during which he played club and college-level cricket. He helped Tamil Nadu win the

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in 1988, and was one of the season's most consistent players. Tamil Nadu won the trophy then after 33 long years and have not won it again since. He captained both Tamil Nadu and South Zone. He gave up his

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passport so he could become an Indian citizen and play for India's national cricket team.

Early life

Robindra Ramnarine Singh was born in

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, to Ramnarine and Savitri Singh on 14 September 1963, and is of

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descent. His forefathers were originally from Ajmer in Rajasthan. At the age of 19, Singh moved to

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, where he earned a master's degree in economics at the

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while beginning his cricket career. He currently resides in

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, with his wife Sujata and son Dhananjay, although his parents and siblings still live in

Domestic career

While in Trinidad, Singh captained the Trinidad youth cricket team in regional tournaments from 1982 to 1983. He represented the senior Trinidad cricket team in two one-day matches in 1983, during which he played alongside

Phil Simmons Philip Verant Simmons (born 18 April 1963) is a Trinidadian cricket coach and former cricketer who was an all-rounder played as an opening batsman, a medium-fast bowler and a slip fielder. He is the current coach of the West Indies cricket ...

, David Williams,

Larry Gomes Hilary Angelo Gomes (born 13 July 1953) is a Trinidad and Tobago and West Indies cricket team, West Indian former cricketer. Cricket career Gomes toured England with the West Indian youth team in 1970 and made his first-class cricket, first-cla ...

Gus Logie Augustine Lawrence Logie (born 28 September 1960), commonly known as Gus Logie, is a former West Indies and Trinidad and Tobago cricketer and is currently an international cricket coach. Logie played in the dominant West Indies team of the 1980 ...

Rangy Nanan Rangy or Ranjie Nanan (29 May 1953 – 23 March 2016) was a West Indian cricketer who played in one Test match in 1980. Early life Born in Preysal Village, Couva, Trinidad and Tobago, Nanan attended Presentation College in Chaguanas, where he ...

, Sheldon Gomes, and Richard Gabriel. Singh started his first-class career for

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during the 1985–86 season. Tamil Nadu won the Ranji Trophy for the first time in 33 years with Singh performing outstandingly. During his nearly two decade long career, he was a genuine all-rounder for his club, making more than 6,000 runs and taking 172 wickets with his medium-fast bowling.

International career

Singh made his debut for the

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in a

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against the

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on 11 March 1989. He played two one-day Internationals, coming in to bat at number 7 both times in futile situations. The Indian team dropped Singh after the series, and he played in domestic and overseas leagues for the next seven years, after which he secured a regular place on the Indian cricket team. Singh was recalled for the

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tournament in 1996. He remained a regular player in the One Day Internationals until 2001. Singh was known for his middle-to-lower order batting, medium-pace bowling, and his ground fielding skills. He was considered as the best Indian fielder in those times. He was also known for his batting in closing overs (usually along with

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), which made him an integral player during the

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. Throughout his career, Singh was considered a better fit for One Day matches.

Coaching career

Singh began coaching soon after his retirement. His first coaching position was with the Indian under-19 cricket team. In 2004, he began coaching the

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, helping it qualify for the 2004 Asia Cup. In 2006, Singh was appointed coach of the

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, where he coached cricketers such as

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and

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. Several cricketers whom Singh coached went on to play for the Indian national team. Singh was named the Indian national team fielding coach in 2007 and 2008 and was appointed the first head coach of the

franchise in the

. Singh remained the fielding coach for the Indian national cricket team until October 2009 and was the batting coach of the

, an

team. He joined MI in 2010 as Head coach for 3 years, which was a turning point in the team's fortunes as before that they had failed to qualify in the top four. He helped the Mumbai Indians occupy the runner-up position during the 2010 IPL season and was a part of the coaching structure since then winning the 2013 IPL season, the 2015 IPL season 2017 and 2019 and 2020 Indian Premier League championships. He also helped win the

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, and the 2011 Champions League Twenty20. Singh coached the

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in the

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, where he helped

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and

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further their cricket skills. In 2012, the

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, under Singh's coaching, won the

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tournament. He was also the coach of the

. Since its inception, the Tridents have won once, and have played two finals and a semifinal. Robin Singh was also the Head Coach and Mentor of City Kaitak, which finished as the runners-up of the 2017 edition of

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. He was also the Head Coach of Karaikudi Kaalai, in the

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, between 2016 and 2017. He also coached the Kerala Kings, who were crowned as the Champions of the inaugural edition of the

T10 League T10 League or Abu Dhabi T10 is a Ten10 cricket league in the United Arab Emirates launched and owned by T Ten Sports Management. The league is approved by the Emirates Cricket Board. Matches are 10-overs-a-side and the duration of each match ...

. He moved teams in 2018 to a new franchise, Northern Warriors for the second edition of the T10 League and took that team to victory in the tournament, making it back to back titles albeit with 2 different teams. In the 2020 edition Northern Warriors won yet again and Singh was replaced due to franchise ownership changing hands . Singh was also involved in coaching the senior and junior USA cricket teams. In 2011, Singh coached the United States women's cricket team at the World Cup Qualifier Tournament in Bangladesh. Robin Singh was appointed Director of Cricket - UAE Cricket and Head Coach of the

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in 2020.After 2 years of the pandemic disrupted his tenure at the start with virtually no cricket being played by his wards in a few months of active cricket uae had a series of successes to qualify for the ICC T20 World Cup in Australia. Although they didn't make it to the super 12s they had 3 hard fought games with few players putting up notable performances. He has currently been appointed the GM of MI Emirates for the inaugural edition of the UAE ILT20 league in 2023.

Initiatives

Robin Singh launched his academy, Robin Singh Sports Academy in

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, which aims at providing state of the art facilities for the youngsters. The mission of his academy is to be a one-stop destination for all sports in the

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expanding to cover the GCC and to help identify and nurture sportsmen and women to become champions and ambassadors for their country, and contribute towards a healthier community.

References

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