KARACHI:

Malaysia’s Virandeep Singh, former captain and flamboyant all-rounder's goal is to transcend beyond the label of associate cricketer and his specialty is delivering impactful performances.

He recently became the first all-rounder to score 3,000 runs and take 100 wickets in T20Is. He has the most Player of the Match awards under his belt in the shortest format of the game with 22.

“The reality is, as an associate cricketer, those records don’t carry the same weight in the eyes of the world,” he lamented. “Cricket is cricket, no matter the level, but the value attached to performances is much lower for us,” said Singh during an exclusive interview.

The 26-year-old is also the fifth-fastest batter to reach 3,000 T20I runs, achieving the milestone in just 98 innings.

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