Exclusive: India-born Ireland cricketer Simranjit Singh battling for life | Cricket News – Times of India
India-born Ireland player waiting to undergo transplant in Gurugram for 'acute liver failure'NEW DELHI: Ireland's top allrounder Simranjit Singh a.k.a. Simi Singh is battling for his life. The cricketer is suffering from acute liver failure and is currently in the ICU of Medanta, Gurugram. The off-spinning middle-order batsman is waiting for a liver transplant to be performed at the hospital.Simi was born in Mohali, Punjab, and represented Punjab successfully at the U-14 and U-17 level but failed to make the cut at the U-19 level. He packed his bags for Ireland in 2005 to pursue hotel management. Little did Simi know that cricket would follow him to Ireland as well. In 2006, he joined Malahide Cricket Club in Dublin as a professional.Simi's father-in-law Parvinder Singh, who is part of the...