Hemant Kinikar

Hemant Kinikar
Personal information
Full name
Hemant Anand Kinikar
Born (1971-12-06) 6 December 1971 (age 53)
Pune, Maharashtra, India
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm off break
RoleOpening batsman
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1992/93–2000/01Maharashtra
Career statistics
Competition FC List A
Matches 37 24
Runs scored 2,371 562
Batting average 44.73 28.10
100s/50s 6/11 1/1
Top score 205* 139
Balls bowled 210 34
Wickets 2 0
Bowling average 49.00 –
5 wickets in innings 0 –
10 wickets in match 0 n/a
Best bowling 1/8 –
Catches/stumpings 48/– 10/–
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 14 October 2017

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.

Career

Kinikar 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

  1. ^ "Saurashtra v Maharashtra in 1992/93". CricketArchive. Retrieved 14 October 2017.
  2. ^ "Batting and Fielding in Ranji Trophy 1992/93 (Ordered by Runs)". CricketArchive. Retrieved 14 October 2017.
  3. ^ "Hemant Kinikar". CricketArchive. Retrieved 14 October 2017.
  4. ^ Pradhan, Snehal (24 June 2016). "Kedar Jadhav's performances in Zimbabwe shows how he thrives in pressure situations". Firstpost. Retrieved 14 October 2017.
  5. ^ 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.