Who is Himmat Singh in the LSG vs GT IPL 2025 match? All about the LSG batter

The Lucknow Super Giants are playing their sixth fixture of IPL 2025 without their primary opener in the Playing XI. Mitchell Marsh, one of the team’s key performers this season, missed the LSG vs GT match at home. Lucknow skipper Rishabh Pant informed that Marsh’s daughter is unwell, and the Australian has opted out of the game for that reason. In his absence, batter Himmat Singh made his IPL debut. While the name may be unfamiliar to the IPL audience, Himmat has built an impressive reputation in the Indian domestic circuit.

Who is Himmat Singh in the LSG vs GT IPL 2025 match?

At 28-years-old, Himmat Singh earned his IPL debut in the LSG vs GT IPL 2025 match. Himmat Singh tracked his way into the LSG camp at the back of a blazing performance at the 2024 Delhi Premier League. The right-handed batter started his List A journey in the 2015-16 Vijay Hazare Trophy and entered the first-class arena two seasons later. He featured in his first T20 game in January 2018. A consistent performer at the junior level, Himmat also captained Delhi’s age-group sides on several occasions. 

Himmat became a mainstay in Delhi’s senior team and went on to lead the Ranji side. In early 2023, under his leadership, Delhi secured a memorable win over Mumbai in the Ranji Trophy, their first in 43 years. In 2024, Himmat guided the East Delhi Riders to the championship in the debut season of the Delhi Premier League. In red-ball cricket, Himmat has notched up 1738 runs from 33 matches, with two hundreds and three fifties to his name. In List A cricket, he’s amassed 1858 runs from 55 games at a strong average of 47.64. He also has 917 runs from 55 T20s.

Lights. Camera. Himmat 🔥 pic.twitter.com/54mPFWLB8c

— Lucknow Super Giants (@LucknowIPL) April 12, 2025

Himmat Singh IPL 2025 price

The Delhi-based cricketer started his IPL journey in IPL 2019 when Royal Challengers Bengaluru bid for him. However, Himmat spent the season at the bench before he was released ahead of the subsequent season. Five years later, owing to his impressive run at the DPL, LSG bid for the Delhi cricketer at the IPL 2025 mega auction. The batter was bagged by Lucknow for 30 Lakhs at the mega auction. Meanwhile, the LSG vs GT IPL 2025 match started with Rishabh Pant putting the vistors to bat first in the afternoon. Himmat Singh is slated in the LSG middle-order while the captain has promoted himself as the opener in the absence of Mitchell Marsh.

LSG Playing XI for the LSG vs GT IPL 2025 match

Aiden Markram, Nicholas Pooran, Rishabh Pant(w/c), Himmat Singh, David Miller, Abdul Samad, Shardul Thakur, Akash Deep, Digvesh Singh Rathi, Avesh Khan, Ravi Bishnoi

Impact subs: Ayush Badoni, Prince Yadav, Shahbaz Ahmed, Matthew Breetzke, Shamar Joseph