Indian cricketer

Source: Cricinfo, 27 January 2015

Rajinder Singh Hans (born 10 March 1953 in Bombay) is a former Indian first-cl* cricketer. He was a slow left-arm orthodox bowler and played for Uttar Pradesh between 1976–77 and 1986–87.

He took 340 first-cl* wickets. In the Ranji Trophy final at Mohan Nagar against Karnataka in 1977–78 he took 9 for 152, which remain the best figures for Ranji Trophy finals. He played for Central Zone against touring teams and in the Duleep Trophy from 1976–77 to 1984–85. He was part of the Indian Test squad against the touring Australian team during the 1979–80 series in India.

Rajinder Singh Hans was the coach of Uttar Pradesh state from 2001–02 to 2006–07. Under his coaching, Uttar Pradesh won the Ranji Trophy in 2005-06 for the first time. He coached Jharkhand in the Ranji Trophy team in 2007–08. He was a member of the All India Junior Selection Committee for two years, 2008–09 and 2009–10. On 27 September 2012 Hans was appointed as the national selector from the Central Zone.

References

External links

• Rajinder Hans:at ESPNcricinfo
• Rajinder Hans at CricketArchive