Hemant Anand Kinikar (born 6 December 1971) is an Indian former first-class cricketer who played for Maharashtra. He became a cricket coach after his playing career.
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| Full name | Hemant Anand Kinikar | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 6 December 1971 Pune, Maharashtra, India | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm off break | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Opening batsman | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1992/93–2000/01 | Maharashtra | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: ESPNcricinfo, 14 October 2017 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Career
editKinikar played as a right-handed opening batsman and occasional off break bowler. He made his first-class debut for Maharashtra against Saurashtra at the age of 20 during the 1992–93 Ranji Trophy and scored 110 and 47 in that match.[1] He was the second highest run-scorer of the tournament finishing behind teammate Santosh Jedhe, with 754 runs in 8 matches,[2] while Maharashtra reached the final of the tournament. He appeared in 37 first-class matches and 23 List A matches, including appearances for West Zone.[3]
Kinikar took up cricket coaching after his retirement. In 2016, he was a coach at V. V. S. Laxman's academy in Hyderabad[4] and head coach of the HK Bounce Cricket Academy in Pune.[5]
References
edit- ^ "Saurashtra v Maharashtra in 1992/93". CricketArchive. Retrieved 14 October 2017.
- ^ "Batting and Fielding in Ranji Trophy 1992/93 (Ordered by Runs)". CricketArchive. Retrieved 14 October 2017.
- ^ "Hemant Kinikar". CricketArchive. Retrieved 14 October 2017.
- ^ Pradhan, Snehal (24 June 2016). "Kedar Jadhav's performances in Zimbabwe shows how he thrives in pressure situations". Firstpost. Retrieved 14 October 2017.
- ^ Pradhan, Snehal (17 November 2016). "If the BCCI is serious about women's cricket, it needs to start live-streaming India's matches". Scroll. Retrieved 14 October 2017.
External links
edit- Hemant Kinikar at ESPNcricinfo
- Hemant Kinikar at CricketArchive (subscription required)