Who is Abhinandan Singh, IPL 2026 Debut: In the first match of IPL 2026 on Saturday (28 March), the teams of Royal Challengers Bangalore and Sunrisers Hyderabad are on the field. In the match, Bengaluru won the toss and decided to bowl. Meanwhile, the attention of the fans went to the playing 11 of RCB, in which a player named Abhinandan Singh was seen. This name caught everyone’s attention.
Abhinandan is debuting in the Indian Premier League through this match. Let us tell you that Abhinandan has not played a single Ranji match till now, but still he got a place in the playing 11 of Direct Royal Challengers Bangalore. Abhinandan recently made a lot of headlines by dismissing Virat Kohli twice before the start of the season. He had dismissed Kohli twice in the practice match before the start of the season. So let us know who Abhinandan Singh is.
RCB retained
Let us tell you that RCB had retained Abhinandan for the 2026 season. The franchise had bought Abhinandan for a price of Rs 30 lakh in the mega auction held for the 2025 season. However, last season he did not get a chance to play even a single match.
Who is Abhinandan Singh?
So let us tell you that Abhinandan is a fast bowler, who belongs to Uttar Pradesh. His age is 28 years. On March 30, i.e. after two days, he will turn 29 years old.
Didn’t even play Ranji, then how did he get a place in IPL?
So let us tell you that Abhinandan has not played any kind of domestic cricket, which includes Rajini, List-A and T20 cricket (Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy).
Abhinandan’s luck brightened after his brilliant performance in the 2024 UP T20 League. He took 15 wickets in 10 innings while playing for Lucknow Falcons in the tournament season. After this RCB bought him in the mega auction. Now on March 28, 2026, Abhinandan got a chance to make his IPL debut.
RCB playing 11 in the match against Hyderabad
Virat Kohli, Philip Salt, Rajat Patidar (captain), Jitesh Sharma (wicketkeeper), Tim David, Romario Shepherd, Krunal Pandya, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Abhinandan Singh, Jacob Duffy, Suyyash Sharma.
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