Indian Cricketer Robin Sharma Life Story: Only a player can tell whether cricket is a game or a passion, because the way cricket craze takes over the fans is worth watching. Fans stand in line for hours to get a glimpse of their favourite cricketer. We will tell you about a cricket lover who came to India to study but became the life of Team India. Yes, this is the story of India's dashing cricketer Robin Singh. Robin Singh was also the fielding coach of Team India from 2007 to 2009. He was also a part of the support staff of the team that won the T20 World Cup in 2007. He left his country, village, home, family and came to India from West Indies in the 80s.

Who is Robin Singh who was India's first foreign player?

Robin Singh's original name is Ravindra Ramnarayan Singh. Robin Singh's story is just like a film hero. But coming from West Indies to India and then to the Indian cricket team sounds easy but he struggled a lot for this. He used to train in Trinidad itself. He used to play cricket at school and club level in West Indies.

Actually, in the 80s, a team named Hyderabad Blue from India went to West Indies to play a tournament. Robin Singh was playing in that match for Trinidad. Seeing Robin's excellent performance, a person named Akbar Ibrahim from the Indian team invited him to come to India.

It took a long time to get Indian citizenship

Robin Singh came to Madras from West Indies at the age of just 19. In Madras, Robin started studying Economics at the University of Madras. Robin loved playing cricket since childhood. So he started playing cricket along with his studies. He started playing cricket in India, but it took him a long time to get Indian citizenship. After getting Indian citizenship in 1989, he was selected in Team India for the West Indies tour.

Robin Singh played his first international cricket match against his own country…

The biggest thing is that Robin Singh made his debut in international cricket against his former country West Indies. But in that series, he got a chance to play in only two matches. After this, Robin got a chance after seven years in the Titan Cup in 1996. After this, Robin remained a part of the team continuously till 2001. He played 136 ODIs for Team India. He has 2336 runs and 69 wickets to his name.