Hemant Kinikar

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.

Hemant Kinikar
Personal information
Full name
Hemant Anand Kinikar
Born (1971-12-06) 6 December 1971
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

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.
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