Singh played first class cricket for the erstwhile teams of Patiala and Southern Punjab. He eventually got a coaching diploma from the National Institute of Sports (NIS) in Patiala and became a coach there.
Singh eventually shifted to Delhi where he became head coach of the Sports Authority of India centre in the national capital. Singh later founded the Dronacharya Cricket Foundation in Delhi apart from running two cricket clubs, Delhi Blues and National Stadium Cricket Centre. He has coached over a hundred players who would play domestic cricket at the highest level in the country, 12 of whom – Surender Khanna, Kirti Azad, Maninder Singh, Sunil Valson, Vivek Razdan, Nikhil Chopra, Ajay Jadeja, Gursharan Singh, Murali Kartk, Gagan Khoda, Rahul Sanghvi and Vijay Mehra (who played for the UAE national team), went on to play international cricket.Singh also coached the Indian team, then captained by Kapil Dev, for two years in 1986 and 1987 and also coached Maldives in 1985.
Image source- News18Former India captain and legendary spinner Bishan Singh Bedi, himself a tough task master, has very high regard for Guchi paaji. u201cHis single passion and dedication in life has been cricket. Guchi paaji has been an example of humility and good old human values. He has been a selfless servant of cricket,u201d he is quoted as saying by the Indian Express.His commitment and dedication towards the sport will always be admired by his students for generations.Comment down your favourite Indian cricket team coach.
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