EX-INDIA PACER RP SINGH’S FATHER DIES

LUCKNOW: Former India pacer RP Singh lost his father Shiv Prasad Singh, who died on Wednesday in a Lucknow hospital due to Covid-19.

The ex-skipper of the Uttar Pradesh Ranji Trophy team tweeted to announce his bereavement. “It is with deepest grief and sadness we inform the passing away of my father, Mr Shiv Prasad Singh. He left for his heavenly abode on 12th May after suffering from Covid. We request you to keep my beloved father in your thoughts and prayers. RIP Papa.” Shiv Prasad Singh had tested Covid positive for coronavirus a few weeks back and was undergoing treatment in a hospital. A member of India’s victorious T20 World Cup squad of 2007, RP Singh played 14 Tests, 58 ODIS and 10 T20 internationals before retirement in 2018.

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