Cricket Ireland says Singh faces fight for life

Ireland all-rounder Simi Singh is facing "life-threatening wellness circumstances" aft it was reported he is suffering from acute liver nonaccomplishment and requires a transplant.

Cricket Ireland main executive Warren Deutrom, who confirmed nan situation, described it arsenic "shocking" to study that 37-year-old Singh was earnestly ill, and sent him "best wishes and prayers... arsenic he takes connected this caller fight".

After emotion unwell successful Ireland for immoderate time, Singh returned to his autochthonal India for curen earlier this summer.

The Times of India has reported that Singh is successful nan Medanta Hospital successful Gurgaon awaiting a transplant and that his woman Agamdeep will donate portion of her liver.

"The transplant is apt to beryllium performed very soon, and nan doctors are affirmative that nan result will beryllium successful Simi's favour and will springiness him a caller lease of life," nan cricketer's father-in-law Parvinder Singh told nan Times of India.

Deutrom described Singh arsenic "a cardinal fig wrong Irish cricket – whether astatine international, provincial aliases nine level".

"He has shown a desire and thrust to succeed," Deutrom added.

"We now dream that this aforesaid thrust will spot him travel done nan existent circumstances. Stay strong, Simi, we're each down you."

Singh has played 35 one-day internationals for Ireland and made 53 T20 appearances for nan country, playing successful nan 2021 and 2022 T20 World Cup tournaments.