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Hrishikesh Kanitkar      

Full name Hrishikesh Hemant Kanitkar

Born November 14, 1974, Pune, Maharashtra

Current age 34 years 359 days

Major teams India, Air India, Maharashtra

Batting style Left-hand bat

Bowling style Right-arm offbreak

Relation Father - HS Kanitkar

Batting and fielding averages
Mat Inns NO Runs HS Ave BF SR 100 50 4s 6s Ct St
Tests 2 4 0 74 45 18.50 185 40.00 0 0 8 0 0 0
ODIs 34 27 8 339 57 17.84 512 66.21 0 1 25 1 14 0
First-class 112 173 17 8290 290 53.14 26 35 71 0
List A 125 113 16 3510 133 36.18 6 21 49 0
Bowling averages
Mat Inns Balls Runs Wkts BBI BBM Ave Econ SR 4w 5w 10
Tests 2 1 6 2 0 - - - 2.00 - 0 0 0
ODIs 34 28 1006 803 17 2/22 2/22 47.23 4.78 59.1 0 0 0
First-class 112 7645 3462 73 3/21 47.42 2.71 104.7 0 0
List A 125 3476 2775 70 4/35 4/35 39.64 4.78 49.6 1 0 0
Career statistics
Test debut Australia v India at Melbourne, Dec 26-30, 1999 scorecard
Last Test Australia v India at Sydney, Jan 2-4, 2000 scorecard
Test statistics
ODI debut India v Sri Lanka at Indore, Dec 25, 1997 scorecard
Last ODI Australia v India at Perth, Jan 30, 2000 scorecard
ODI statistics
First-class debut 1994/95
Last First-class Madhya Pradesh v Haryana at Indore, Nov 3-6, 2009 scorecard
List A debut 1994/95
Last List A Madhya Pradesh v Railways at Indore, Feb 21, 2009 scorecard
Profile

It is on the cards that even if he has a long international career, Hrishikesh Kanitkar's name will forever be linked with his winning boundary off Saqlain Mushtaq in fading light in India's memorable victory over Pakistan at Dhaka in January 1998 when the team chased a 300 plus target in the Independence Cup final. But even though Kanitkar is proud of that stroke, he would like to consolidate his place in the Indian team, something that he has not been able to do despite getting many opportunities. This is a pity because Kanitkar is potentially a fine utility cricketer, the kind who should be indispensable in the one day game and who could also be useful in Test cricket.

A gutsy left-hand middle-order batsman, an accurate offspinner and a brilliant versatile fieldsman, Kanitkar never established himself. Flown halfway round the world from West Indies, where he was leading the India A team, to represent the Indian team in Australia as a replacement for Ajay Jadeja was his biggest opportunity but despite a couple of good performances, he was not able to find a regular place in the side. Perhaps the fault lies with his temparament, for he is not without cricketing skills. Son of Hemant Kanitkar, who played two Tests against West Indies in 1974-75, Kanitkar is young and can still claim a regular place in the Indian side, if he tightens up his technique and improves his temparament.
Partab Ramchand

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Feb 13, 2001

Kanitkar raises his bat to acknowledges the crowd on reaching his fifty. Challenger Series 2000/01, India v India 'A', MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chepauk, Chennai, 12 Feb 2001

Kanitkar raises his bat to acknowledge the crowd on reaching his fifty

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Feb 13, 2001

Hrishikesh Kanitkar plays an effective pull shot. Challenger Series 2000/01, India v India 'A', MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chepauk, Chennai, 12 Feb 2001

Hrishikesh Kanitkar plays an effective pull shot

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Feb 13, 2001

Zaheer manages to shatter the stumps of Kanitkar. Challenger Series 2000/01, India v India 'A', MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chepauk, Chennai, 12 Feb 2001

Zaheer manages to shatter the stumps of Kanitkar

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Group B: Bengal v Baroda at Kolkata
Nov 10-13 (09:30 local, 04:00 GMT)
Group B: Delhi v Karnataka at Delhi
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Group A: Goa v Assam at Margao
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Group A: Gujarat v Tamil Nadu at Ahmedabad
Nov 10-13 (09:30 local, 04:00 GMT)
Group B: J + K v Haryana at Srinagar
Nov 10-13 (09:30 local, 04:00 GMT)
Group A: Jharkhand v Vidarbha at Ranchi
Nov 10-13 (09:30 local, 04:00 GMT)
Group B: M. Pradesh v Kerala at Indore
Nov 10-13 (09:30 local, 04:00 GMT)
Group A: Mumbai v Orissa at Mumbai (BS)
Nov 10-13 (09:30 local, 04:00 GMT)
Group A: Punjab v Hyderabad at Mohali
Nov 10-13 (09:30 local, 04:00 GMT)
Group A: Railways v H. Pradesh at Delhi
Nov 10-13 (09:30 local, 04:00 GMT)
Group B: Saurashtra v U. Pradesh at Rajkot
Nov 10-13 (09:30 local, 04:00 GMT)
Group A: Tripura v Rajasthan at Agartala
Nov 10-13 (09:30 local, 04:00 GMT)
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