Amarjit Kaypee (born 2 October 1960 in Jalandhar, Punjab) is an Indian former cricketer. He was primarily a right-handed batsman, and he held the record for the most runs scored in the Ranji Trophy,[1] India's premier domestic first-class cricket competition for a number of years before Amol Muzumdar took the record in 2009.[2] However, despite his success, he was never selected for the Indian national team, an unfortunate feat he shares with the man who broke his record.
Amarjit Kaypee
Personal information
Full name
Amarjit Kaypee
Born
2 October 1960 (1960-10-02) (age 63) Jalandhar, Punjab, India
Kaypee was born in a family from Punjab to his father Darshan Singh Kaypee, 5 times MLA, a renowned and a very senior politician at the time and his wife Karam Kaur in Jalandhar on 2 October 1960. One of 7 siblings Kaypee was a student at D.A.V College Jalandhar where he played much of his early college cricket.
Domestic career and 1990–91 Ranji Trophy Championsedit
Kaypee began his first-class career with Punjab in the 1980–81 season making his debut against Jammu and Kashmir. Having played a few reasonably good seasons for Punjab, he moved to Haryana in 1986–87. It was here where Kaypee played for the rest of his career and where he found much success. Kaypee scored 210 not out in his very first season playing for Haryana which remained his highest career score.
Kaypee's most successful season was in 1990–91 when he scored 940 runs in the Ranji Trophy, helping Haryana to their first and, to date, only Ranji Trophy title. Haryana rode into the finals on the back of the bowling performance of Chetan Sharma and the batting performance of Kaypee, where he scored back-to-back 3 centuries in 3 consecutive innings scoring 127 against services, then mammoth scores of 152 and 173 in the quarter finals against UP, which at the time was a record for Kaypee being the only batsman in the Ranji Trophy history to score 150 plus runs in both innings of the same match. This followed by another brilliant knock of 78 and 102 in the semi-finals against Bengal ensuring Haryana gained a spot and eventually becoming the winners in the 1990-91 Ranji Trophy finals.
Kaypee was the top run-scorer in the competition that year,[3] scoring 5 centuries that season and he was named as an Indian Cricket Cricketer of the Year.[4] The following season he had another prolific Ranji Trophy, scoring 812 runs with 3 centuries including a double ton.
He continued to perform consistently well for Haryana for many seasons, and even captained the team in 31 matches. However, he was only twice selected in the North Zone team for the Duleep Trophy, playing two matches each in the 1991–92 and 1992–93 seasons. As a result, he tended to be overlooked by the national team selectors, and so never made an appearance for the national side.[5]
Post Retirementedit
In October 2000, Kaypee retired from cricket. He finished his career with a record aggregate of 7623 runs in the Ranji Trophy including 27 centuries,[4] and a record title of being the leading run scorer in Ranji Trophy, a record he carried for a total of 10 years. Post retirement Kaypee was appointed as the head coach for the Haryana Ranji Trophy team for the 2008–09 season. Kaypee was also a match referee for the BCCI from 2007–08 to 2013–14 seasons.
Kaypee once again had been given the charge as the head coach for the Haryana senior men's team for the 2023–24 season, under his guidance and mentorship the team had been performing consistently well in the T20 and List A tournament.
In April 2006 Kaypee was part of the Indian veterans team that visited Pakistan to play a limited-overs 4 match series against a Pakistan Veteran's XI, organised by the Pakistan Seniors Cricket Board. The Indian side was led by former Indian captain Mohammad Azharuddin.
Overseas Playeredit
In the 1980s and 1990s Kaypee had a spell with Smethwick and Streetly Cricket Club, as their overseas player playing in England. Kaypee played his last season during the 1999 English summer before taking retirement from his Domestic Career the following year in 2000.
Referencesedit
^Partab Ramchand (15 October 2000). "A dedicated cricketer who never got his due". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 3 March 2007.
^"Amol Muzumdar becomes highest run-getter in Ranji Trophy". ESPNcricinfo. 6 November 2009.
^"Batting and Fielding in Ranji Trophy 1990/91 (Ordered by Runs)". CricketArchive. Retrieved 3 March 2007.
^ ab"Indian Cricket Cricketers of the Year". CricketArchive. Retrieved 3 March 2007.
^Madhu Sanghi (15 October 2000). "Kaypee hits out at 'partisan attitude' of North Zone selectors". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 3 March 2007.
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and when to remove this template message Amarjit Kaypee born 2 October 1960 in Jalandhar Punjab is an Indian former cricketer He was primarily a right handed batsman and he held the record for the most runs scored in the Ranji Trophy 1 India s premier domestic first class cricket competition for a number of years before Amol Muzumdar took the record in 2009 2 However despite his success he was never selected for the Indian national team an unfortunate feat he shares with the man who broke his record Amarjit KaypeePersonal informationFull nameAmarjit KaypeeBorn2 October 1960 1960 10 02 age 63 Jalandhar Punjab IndiaBattingRight handedBowlingRight arm off breakRoleBatsmanInternational informationNational sideIndiaCareer statisticsCompetition First class List AMatches 117 32Runs scored 7 894 682Batting average 52 27 29 65100s 50s 27 34 0 5Top score 210 70Balls bowled 78 6Wickets 1 0Bowling average 54 00 5 wickets in innings 0 10 wickets in match 0 Best bowling 1 17 Catches stumpings 106 0 12 0Source ESPNcricinfo Contents 1 Early life 2 Domestic career and 1990 91 Ranji Trophy Champions 3 Post Retirement 4 Overseas Player 5 References 6 External linksEarly life editKaypee was born in a family from Punjab to his father Darshan Singh Kaypee 5 times MLA a renowned and a very senior politician at the time and his wife Karam Kaur in Jalandhar on 2 October 1960 One of 7 siblings Kaypee was a student at D A V College Jalandhar where he played much of his early college cricket Domestic career and 1990 91 Ranji Trophy Champions editKaypee began his first class career with Punjab in the 1980 81 season making his debut against Jammu and Kashmir Having played a few reasonably good seasons for Punjab he moved to Haryana in 1986 87 It was here where Kaypee played for the rest of his career and where he found much success Kaypee scored 210 not out in his very first season playing for Haryana which remained his highest career score Kaypee s most successful season was in 1990 91 when he scored 940 runs in the Ranji Trophy helping Haryana to their first and to date only Ranji Trophy title Haryana rode into the finals on the back of the bowling performance of Chetan Sharma and the batting performance of Kaypee where he scored back to back 3 centuries in 3 consecutive innings scoring 127 against services then mammoth scores of 152 and 173 in the quarter finals against UP which at the time was a record for Kaypee being the only batsman in the Ranji Trophy history to score 150 plus runs in both innings of the same match This followed by another brilliant knock of 78 and 102 in the semi finals against Bengal ensuring Haryana gained a spot and eventually becoming the winners in the 1990 91 Ranji Trophy finals Kaypee was the top run scorer in the competition that year 3 scoring 5 centuries that season and he was named as an Indian Cricket Cricketer of the Year 4 The following season he had another prolific Ranji Trophy scoring 812 runs with 3 centuries including a double ton He continued to perform consistently well for Haryana for many seasons and even captained the team in 31 matches However he was only twice selected in the North Zone team for the Duleep Trophy playing two matches each in the 1991 92 and 1992 93 seasons As a result he tended to be overlooked by the national team selectors and so never made an appearance for the national side 5 Post Retirement editIn October 2000 Kaypee retired from cricket He finished his career with a record aggregate of 7623 runs in the Ranji Trophy including 27 centuries 4 and a record title of being the leading run scorer in Ranji Trophy a record he carried for a total of 10 years Post retirement Kaypee was appointed as the head coach for the Haryana Ranji Trophy team for the 2008 09 season Kaypee was also a match referee for the BCCI from 2007 08 to 2013 14 seasons Kaypee once again had been given the charge as the head coach for the Haryana senior men s team for the 2023 24 season under his guidance and mentorship the team had been performing consistently well in the T20 and List A tournament In April 2006 Kaypee was part of the Indian veterans team that visited Pakistan to play a limited overs 4 match series against a Pakistan Veteran s XI organised by the Pakistan Seniors Cricket Board The Indian side was led by former Indian captain Mohammad Azharuddin Overseas Player editIn the 1980s and 1990s Kaypee had a spell with Smethwick and Streetly Cricket Club as their overseas player playing in England Kaypee played his last season during the 1999 English summer before taking retirement from his Domestic Career the following year in 2000 References edit Partab Ramchand 15 October 2000 A dedicated cricketer who never got his due ESPNcricinfo Retrieved 3 March 2007 Amol Muzumdar becomes highest run getter in Ranji Trophy ESPNcricinfo 6 November 2009 Batting and Fielding in Ranji Trophy 1990 91 Ordered by Runs CricketArchive Retrieved 3 March 2007 a b Indian Cricket Cricketers of the Year CricketArchive Retrieved 3 March 2007 Madhu Sanghi 15 October 2000 Kaypee hits out at partisan attitude of North Zone selectors ESPNcricinfo Retrieved 3 March 2007 External links editAmarjit Kaypee at ESPNcricinfo Player Profile Amarjit Kaypee from CricketArchive Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Amarjit Kaypee amp oldid 1193438788, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
