Former Punjab pacer Amanpreet Singh Gill passes away at 36
Representative Image: Amanpreet Singh Gill played alongside Virat Kohli, Cheteshwar Pujara, and Pyush Chawla (Source: Getty Images)
Published - 07 May 2026, 02:35 PM• Read time - 2 mins
Former India U19 cricketer Amanpreet Singh Gill passed away at the age of 36 in Chandigarh on Wednesday. Amanpreet played alongside Virat Kohli and Ravindra Jadeja during age-group cricket and also rubbed shoulders with Yuvraj Singh in the domestic circuit.
He played several Youth ODIs and toured alongside Kohli and Co. to England, Sri Lanka and Malaysia, but wasn't included in India's squad for the ICC Men's U19 World Cup in 2008.
A right-arm medium pacer, Amanpreet, played six first-class matches for Punjab. He snared 11 scalps with the best bowling figures of 4/72. He was also a part of the Kings XI Punjab (now Punjab Kings) set-up during the inaugural edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL) in 2008.
All the Punjab Kings players wore black armbands in match No. 49 of the ongoing Indian Premier League against Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) on May 6 at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium in Hyderabad, as a mark of respect and to mourn the tragic loss.
At the time of death, Amanpreet was rendering his services to the Punjab Cricket Association (PCA) as a member of the Senior Selection Committee.
Cricketing fraternity mourns Amanpreet Singh Gill's sudden demise
Virat and Yuvraj mourned the loss of Amanpreet and shared thoughts with the bereaved family.
Deeply saddened to hear about Amanpreet Singh Gill’s passing. Shared the dressing room in our early days, he was a quiet, hardworking cricketer who loved the game. My heartfelt condolences to his family and loved ones. Rest in peace 🙏🏻 Om Shanti#AmanpreetSinghGill@pcacricket
— Yuvraj Singh (@YUVSTRONG12) May 6, 2026
Shocked and saddened to hear about Amanpreet Gill’s passing. Sending prayers and strength to his family and loved ones. Rest in peace. Om Shanti 🙏
— Virat Kohli (@imVkohli) May 7, 2026
Punjab Cricket Association (PCA) also grieved the death of the former medium pacer and extended support to his family members.
"Punjab Cricket Association deeply mourns the sad demise of Amanpreet Singh Gill, former Punjab cricketer and Member, Senior Selection Committee, Punjab," PCA posted on X.
"He served Punjab cricket with dedication and passion, representing teams including India Under-19s, Kings XI Punjab and Punjab. Our heartfelt condolences to the bereaved family and loved ones.
"May Waheguru grant eternal peace to the departed soul and strength to the family in this difficult time."
