Shashank Singh, the explosive batsman of Punjab Kings, has once again grabbed attention with his thrilling performance in the IPL 2024 match between Gujarat Titans and Punjab Kings. In the 17th match of IPL 2024, Shashank played an outstanding innings scoring 61 runs off 29 balls, which included 6 fours and 4 sixes. Today, let’s take a look at the net worth and IPL salary of Shashank Singh, who has been making headlines since the beginning of IPL 2024.
Shashank Singh was born on 21 November 2019 in Bhilai, Chhattisgarh. This right-handed batsman had his primary education in Chhattisgarh and his early life was also spent in Chhattisgarh. He made his first class debut on 9 December 2019 by playing for Chhattisgarh in Ranji Trophy. Even at present Shashank plays first class cricket for Chhattisgarh .
Shashank Singh Net Worth
Shashank Singh is a cricketer and his main source of income is income from cricket. His mainly earns income by playing Ranji Trophy and IPL. Shashank was bought by Delhi Daredevils for the first time in 2017 for Rs 10 lakh. Shashank has so far participated in IPL on behalf of four different teams and he is currently playing for Punjab Kings.
In IPL 2024, Punjab Kings had bought Shashank at a base price of Rs 20 lakh. Shashank Singh net worth is estimated to be around Rs 1.50 crore. In many other reports, Shashank Singh net worth was said to be Rs 1.80 crore. And before this, in 2022, he was bought by Sunrisers Hyderabad for Rs 20 lakh and in 2019 and 2020, he was bought by Rajasthan Royals for Rs 30 lakh.
| YEAR | TEAM | PRICE |
| 2017 | Delhi Daredevils | 10 LAKH |
| 2019 | Rajasthan Royals | 30 LAKH |
| 2020 | Rajasthan Royals | 30 LAKH |
| 2022 | Sunrisers Hyderabad | 20 LAKH |
| 2024 | Punjab Kings | 20 LAKH |
Shashank Singh’s IPL teams
Shashank Singh was first included in the Delhi Daredevils team for IPL 2017. He was bought by Delhi Daredevils for Rs 10 lakh in the inaugural season. However, he remained unsold in the following season, IPL 2018. In IPL 2019, Shashank was purchased by Rajasthan Royals for Rs 30 lakh, and he was retained by the same team for the same amount in IPL 2020. However, Shashank went unsold again in IPL 2021.
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In IPL 2022, Shashank Singh was purchased by Sunrisers Hyderabad for Rs 20 lakh. During the same season, he made his IPL debut against Gujarat Titans. In his debut match, Shashank played an innings of 25 runs off 6 balls against Gujarat Titans. However, he remained unsold in IPL 2023 at his base price of Rs 20 lakh. In IPL 2024, Punjab Kings included him in their team at his base price of Rs 20 lakh.
| Year | Teams |
| 2017 | Delhi Daredevils |
| 2018 | Unsold |
| 2019 | Rajasthan Royals |
| 2020 | Rajasthan Royals |
| 2021 | Unsold |
| 2022 | Sunrisers Hyderabad |
| 2023 | Unsold |
| 2024 | Punjab Kings |
Shashank batted well against Gujarat Titans
In the 17th match of IPL 2024 played between Gujarat Titans and Punjab Kings, due to the excellent batting of Shashank Singh, Punjab Kings defeated Gujarat Titans by three wickets. Coming to play first, Gujarat Titans gave the target of 200 runs to Punjab Kings due to the explosive batting of 89 runs off 48 balls by captain Shubman Gill.
the top-order batsmen of Punjab Kings couldn’t contribute much, and the team lost four wickets with the score at 70 runs. However, Shashank Singh then took charge, scoring runs quickly and receiving good support from his teammates. Shashank achieved his first half-century in IPL history during this match.
He played an unbeaten innings of 61 runs off 29 balls, hitting 6 fours and 4 sixes. Besides Shashank Singh, Ashutosh Sharma and Jitesh Sharma also played crucial roles in Punjab Kings’ victory. Ashutosh Sharma scored 31 runs off 17 balls, including three fours and one six. Parsimran Singh also played an important innings, contributing 33 runs off 24 balls.