Adarsh, Ankit, Almas
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Three players from Kanpur will be seen playing in the second season of the UP T-20 League starting on 23 August. These include opener Aadarsh Singh, who was a member of the Under-19 World Cup team, IPL player Ankit Rajput and Ranji player Almas Shaukat. Aadarsh will be a part of the Kanpur Superstars team this time too. However, the team did not retain him this time, so his name was in the auction.
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This time the Kanpur Superstars team has bought him by bidding Rs 6 lakh 20 thousand. The other two players have been bought at a lower price than him. Ankit Rajput was bought by Gorakhpur Lions by bidding Rs 5 lakh and Almas was bought by Kashi Rudransh team by bidding Rs 5 lakh 60 thousand.
Adarsh, son of farmer Narendra Kumar Singh and Manju Lata Singh, originally from Jaunpur, practices cricket while living in Barra-8, Kanpur. Adarsh came to Kanpur at the age of three, since then he has been learning cricket along with his studies while living in a rented house with his brother Ankit Singh. On the basis of his ability, he made his place as an opening batsman in the Indian team of the Under-19 World Cup played in the year 2023. Adarsh scored 240 runs in three ODI matches and 450 runs in three four-day matches.