Harmeet Singh caused a lot of trouble with his bowling.Image Credit source: Getty Images
In every ICC tournament, some players emerge who leave their mark. Especially when it comes to associate teams, this happens more because the common cricket fan knows very little about those players. The story of T20 World Cup 2026 is also no different and the same was seen in the India-USA match. On one hand, fast bowler Shadley Van Schalkwyk grabbed the most attention by taking 4 wickets, while on the other hand, spinner Harmeet Singh also showed his magic. There is a lot of talk about Shelkwick but the story of Harmeet Singh is no less interesting.
Harmeet troubled the Indian batsmen
at Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai t20 world cup 2026 There was a clash between India and America on the very first day of the tournament, in which the American bowlers wreaked havoc. The Indian team had lost 6 wickets for only 77 runs. In this, Shelkwick took 4 wickets but Harmeet also got a big wicket. This left arm spinner dismissed Hardik Pandya. After some time, he also took the wicket of Axar Patel and thus impressed by taking 2 wickets for just 26 runs in 4 overs. This performance again made 33-year-old Indian-origin spinner Harmeet a part of the discussion.
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Like most of the players of the American team, Harmeet was also a part of Indian cricket earlier, where he played domestic cricket for Tripura and Mumbai. But then like many other players, he also reached America in search of better opportunities. Since reaching America, he has been playing continuously for this team in ODI and T20 and is performing well continuously. He has taken 31 wickets and also scored 325 runs in 22 ODI matches. Also, he has 26 wickets and 235 runs in his account in 26 T20 matches.
Harmeet was once arrested in Mumbai
Harmeet has caught the attention of cricket fans with his performance against India. But before this match and even before going to America, he once came into discussion across the country and the reason for this was very interesting. This is also related to Mumbai, where he was once arrested and this time he came to the city as a guest. This was in 2017, when Harmeet was playing his cricket in Mumbai. It was the month of February, when one morning at around 7 o’clock he entered the platform of Andheri railway station with his car.
Cricket journeys are not always straight lines.
Current USA player Harmeet Singh, former Ranji & India U19 cricketer, once accidentally drove his car onto the Andheri railway platform in Mumbai, one of the strangest off-field moments ever. pic.twitter.com/bOd3Fs7CK3
— ~UDIT~ (@Merovaeus) February 7, 2026
It was the time of morning for people to go to offices, schools and colleges and there was a crowd on the platform. In such a situation, there was chaos as soon as Harmeet’s car entered the platform. The Railway Police then arrested the cricketer. However, no accident took place and it happened due to a misunderstanding. Harmeet had said that due to fog he did not understand that the road ended and the platform started. A similar case had come up some time before this and in that too the driver had to face a similar situation. Keeping this in mind, Harmeet was also immediately released on bail. But then this news had created a lot of discussion across the country.