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Googles Most Searched Athlete List: In the year 2024, Google was searched by Manu Bhakar, Vinesh Phogat, Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli more than a player who has not played a single match for India yet.
Shashank Singh (left) stood ninth in the list of Most Search Players in 2024.
New Delhi. Many players from India shone in the year 2024. Some players like Manu Bhakar gained fame from the Paris Olympics and became India T20 World Champion led by Rohit Sharma. But would you believe that in 2024, Google was searched by Manu Bhakar, Vinesh Phogat, Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, who has not played a single match for India yet. The name is Shashank Singh. This player played in Punjab Kings in the Indian Premier League (IPL) last year. This year too, Shashank Singh is ready to show fire in the same red jersey again.
Shashank Singh, who came into the limelight with a strong performance in IPL 2024, spoke on the changes in his life in a year. He said, ‘I did not know that Google releases a list of people searched around the world. This is really a big thing. It is good to know that people from India and all over the world are searching my name and knowing what I do. Shashank won the team by scoring 61* runs in 29 balls against Gujarat Titans last year. In the year 2024, the highest search player in Google was Algeria’s transgender athlete Emman Kheleif. America’s Mike Tyson finished second. Apart from Shashank Singh in the top-10, another Indian Hardik Pandya (at number 7) was.
Shashank Singh plays for Chhattisgarh in domestic cricket.
33 -year -old Shashank Singh credited Punjab Kings for this. He said, ‘This was possible due to Punjab Kings. There are many cricketers who are talented and are playing well, but Punjab Kings showed confidence in me. Yes, it is also true that I too have worked hard. Shashank Singh has also been retained by Punjab Kings for IPL 2025. Shashank Singh has played 23 First Class, 35 List A and 74 T20 matches so far.
In the IPL, Punjab Kings have included many players including Shreyas Iyer in the team. On the change in the team, Shashank Singh said, ‘I am excited to meet Shreyas because I have played cricket with him at the junior level. We both played together in DY Patil T20 Cup. I am very excited to play under his captaincy this season. IPL Punjab Kings team will start their campaign in IPL 2025 against Gujarat Titans on 25 March.
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March 01, 2025, 13:38 IST
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