Barinder Sran
Barinder Sran is a former Indian international cricketer. He is a left-arm medium-fast bowler who played for Punjab [cricket team (India)|Punjab] and Chandigarh [cricket team|Chandigarh] in domestic cricket. He was a member of the Rajasthan Royals squad in the 2015 Indian Premier League. His last appearance in the IPL was in 2019 where he was picked by Mumbai Indians. He made his One Day International debut for India against Australia on 12 January 2016. He made his Twenty20 International debut against Zimbabwe at Harare Sports Club on 20 June 2016 and took 4/10, which are the best bowling figures by an Indian debutant in T20I cricket. On 29 August 2024, Sran announced his retirement from international and domestic cricket.
Domestic career
After switching from boxing to cricket at the age of 17, Sran attended trials for Kings XI Punjab but was not selected. He received cricket training at an academy in Chandigarh, and then took part in the Gatorade Speedster, winning the North India leg. He won the Under-19 leg of Speedster, following which he was sent to Dubai to train at the ICC academy.He made his debut for Punjab in 2011–12, taking part in T20s and Ranji Trophy. Injuries kept him out of action for a few seasons. In 2014, he attended trials conducted by Mumbai Indians and Rajasthan Royals and was bought by the latter at the 2015 IPL players auction. He played only one match for the Royals that year.
In a Ranji Trophy match in 2015, he took 6/61 and helped his team Punjab win by innings margin against Railways.
In January 2018, he was bought by the Kings XI Punjab in the List of [2018 Indian Premier League personnel changes|2018 IPL auction]. In December 2018, he was bought by the Mumbai Indians in the List of [2019 Indian Premier League personnel changes|player auction] for the 2019 Indian Premier League. He was released by the Mumbai Indians ahead of the List of [2020 Indian Premier League personnel changes|2020 IPL auction].