Hemang Badani
Hemang Kamal Badani (// ⓘ; born 14 November 1976) is a former Indian Cricketer, who played for the Tamil Nadu and Vidarbha cricket teams. He also captained the Tamil Nadu cricket team.
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| Full name | Hemang Kamal Badani | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 14 November 1976 (age 46) Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Left-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Slow left-arm orthodox | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Middle order batsman | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Test debut (cap 237) | 15 June 2001 v Zimbabwe | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last Test | 29 August 2001 v Sri Lanka | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ODI debut (cap 130) | 30 May 2000 v Bangladesh | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last ODI | 13 March 2004 v Pakistan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1996–2007 | Tamil Nadu | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2007–2013 | Vidarbha | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2009 | Chennai Super Kings | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Domestic career
In 2007, Badani signed up and played for the Chennai Superstars team in the breakaway Indian Cricket League (ICL). Therefore, he was ruled ineligible for mainstream cricket with Tamil Nadu and India during this time. He quit the ICL in 2009 and made himself available for selection for the Indian Premier League, domestic cricket, and consideration for the Indian national cricket team after a one-year cooling off period.
On 27 January 2010, he along with Tamil Nadu all-rounder C Ganapthy were selected by the Chennai Super Kings for the 2010 Indian Premier League but was not chosen in any of the matches.
He played for Tamil Nadu and Vidarbha in the Ranji Trophy.
International career
Hemang Badani is a polished middle-order batsman and a sleek fielder whose two years in international cricket were characterised by a calm head and inconsistency. At 23, Badani came into an Indian one-day side in the throes of change post match-fixing, and instantly seemed prepared for the void left down the order by the absence of Ajay Jadeja. Upright, and given to scoring in the V, Badani proved adept at remaining not out, and his high point was a wonderfully paced hundred against Australia at Pune in 2001-02. Subsequently, his form became patchy and was edged out of the squad as other youngsters seized their day. Yet, a grinding hundred in the Ranji final of 2002–03, followed immediately by a good tour to England as vice-captain of the A team, meant he was in with a chance again.
His most famous innings were the One Day International against Australia in the 2000–2001 series at Pune, where he scored a gritty century.[2][3] Sourav Ganguly, the then captain played Badani consistently for several more tours, mostly as middle-lower order batting all rounder who bowled left arm orthodox spin. He made several appearances before he was dropped from the ODI team in 2004.
Coaching career
Hemang Badani was Head coach for Chepauk Super Gillies team in Tamil Nadu Premier League from 2016. Badani was Consultant for Jaffna Kings team in Lanka Premier League.
In December 2021, Badani was appointed as fielding coach and scout of the Sunrisers Hyderabad team in Indian Premier League. He resigned from the position in July 2023
References
- Lokapally, Vijay (17 June 2019). "World Cup enters Indian hinterland through multilingual commentary". Sportstar. Retrieved 15 October 2020.
- "Full Scorecard of India vs Australia 2nd ODI 2001 - Score Report | ESPNcricinfo.com". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 15 January 2021.
- Bhargav, Dixit (28 March 2020). "On This Day: Watch Hemang Badani registers maiden ODI century vs Australia in Pune". The SportsRush. Retrieved 15 January 2021.