Alright folks, strap in, let me tell you about the wild goose chase I went on trying to find stats for this cricketer Simarjeet Singh. Started simple, right? Figured I just needed a quick look at his records.
The Frustrating Start
First thing, fired up the laptop. Opened up the browser and typed “Simarjeet Singh player stats” straight into the search bar. Boom – a whole bunch of links pop up. Most looked kinda generic, like those sites that just list basic info nobody cares about. Scrolled through the first page, clicking one promising link after another.
Man, what a letdown. One site showed me… nothing. Just his birthday and which team he played for – stuff I already knew! Another site kept trying to sell me cricket gear. Who wants that when you just need numbers? Got real annoyed real fast.
Hitting Dead Ends Everywhere
Decided to get smarter. Tried adding different words like “bowling figures,” “batting average,” “first-class cricket.” Felt like throwing spaghetti at the wall. Some places had pages for him, sure, but then you click and bam! “Page not found.” Or worse, they ask you to sign up or pay. Like, seriously? Pay just to see how many wickets he took?
Here’s what was driving me nuts:
- Big sites supposedly having his records – links broken
- Official team pages – buried somewhere deep, hard to find
- Forum posts from years ago – totally useless
- Old articles – mentioning a game but no actual stats
Finally Stumbling on the Goldmine
Honestly, almost gave up. Thought maybe he was too obscure? But nah, persisted. Kept digging, feeling grumpier by the minute. Then, clicked on this one result that looked super plain, no fancy stuff. Page loads kinda slow… and holy crap!
Boom! There it was. Clean, simple tables. Bowling stats staring right at me. Not just matches played, but the good stuff. Finally found the pages for domestic cricket records on what looked like an older website. Took forever to navigate to the exact tournament and season I wanted, but persistence paid off.
How to Actually Find Him (Maybe)
Okay, based on my suffering, here’s the ugly truth:
- Forget Google sometimes: Big name official league sites have archives, but they are hidden like treasure. You gotta dig.
- Look for regional stats sites: Found what I needed on what felt like a dedicated cricket database site, not a news one.
- Patience is key: Clicking, waiting, navigating sections, filtering by year and team.
Seriously, took way longer than it should. The info is out there, but accessing it quickly? Ha! More like accessing it slowly after swearing at the screen a few times. Why they gotta make it so hard just to see how fast someone bowled? Made me appreciate that one ugly, functional website buried in the search results. Hope this saves someone else an hour of their life!
