IND vs SA 3rd T20: Ramandeep Singh Gets T20I Debut Cap From Hardik Pandya In Centurion

The 27-year-old started making headlines back in IPL 2024 while playing for Kolkata Knight Riders. On the back of a terrific IPL run, he was added to India’s T20I squad for the four-match T20I series against South Africa. Ahead of the IPL 2025 mega auction, Ramandeep was retained by the Kolkata-based franchise. He took part in a total of 14 games and collected 125 runs at a strike rate of over 201.61. Back in IPL 2022, he made his IPL debut for Mumbai Indians and featured in five matches for them. 

Rambo: Reporting now for #TeamIndia!  pic.twitter.com/vJFnKdl86j
— KolkataKnightRiders (KKRiders) November 13, 2024

As of now, Ramandeep has taken part in 57 T20s where he smashed 544 runs at a strike rate of 170 with the highest score of 64. He also scalped 16 wickets in 19 innings with an average of over 16. Ramandeep had a decent outing while playing for  India A vs Pakistan A during their Emerging Asia Cup clash on October 19. He took a diving catch at the Al Amerat Cricket Ground in Oman. 

Say hello to the Debutant 

A special moment for Ramandeep Singh as he receives his #TeamIndia Cap  from @hardikpandya7 

Live – https://t.co/JBwOUCgZx8#SAvIND pic.twitter.com/dZD9uasHzm

— BCCI (BCCI) November 13, 2024

India (Playing XI): Sanju Samson(w), Abhishek Sharma, Suryakumar Yadav(c), Tilak Varma, Hardik Pandya, Rinku Singh, Ramandeep Singh, Axar Patel, Arshdeep Singh, Ravi Bishnoi, Varun Chakaravarthy.

South Africa (Playing XI): Ryan Rickelton, Reeza Hendricks, Aiden Markram(c), Tristan Stubbs, Heinrich Klaasen(w), David Miller, Marco Jansen, Andile Simelane, Gerald Coetzee, Keshav Maharaj, Lutho Sipamla.