Full name Gagandeep Singh
Born March 19, 1991, Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh
Died October 9, 2009, Meerut (aged 18 years 204 days)
Major teams India Under-19s, Uttar Pradesh Under-19s
Batting style Left-hand bat
Bowling style Slow left-arm orthodox
Gagandeep Singh, a left-arm spinner who represented India Under-19 earlier this year, has been accidentally shot dead by unknown gunmen in a hotel in Meerut. Gagandeep, 18, was in the city representing Uttar Pradesh in the CK Nayudu Under-22 tournament.
He was reportedly at a hotel with two team-mates on Friday night when a fight broke out between the hotel owner and the gunmen, who started firing at the owner. A bullet hit Gagandeep, killing him on the spot. The owner was also killed by the gunmen.
Gagandeep had toured Australia six months ago with the Indian Under-19 team. He had played one Test and a one-dayer in that series. He had worked his way through the age-group levels in Uttar Pradesh, representing them in U-15, U-17 and U-19 levels.
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