Milind Gunjal

Milind Dattatraya Gunjal (born 4 April 1959) is an Indian former first-class cricketer who played for Maharashtra. He worked as a match referee and coach after his playing career.

Milind Gunjal
Personal information
Full nameMilind Dattatraya Gunjal
Born (1959-04-04) 4 April 1959
Poona, Maharashtra, India
BattingRight-handed
BowlingLeg break
RoleBatsman
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1978/79–1992/93Maharashtra
Career statistics
Competition FC List A
Matches 88 21
Runs scored 5,427 459
Batting average 47.19 24.15
100s/50s 14/27 1/1
Top score 204 122*
Balls bowled 791 24
Wickets 7 0
Bowling average 84.42 –
5 wickets in innings 0 –
10 wickets in match 0 n/a
Best bowling 2/21 –
Catches/stumpings 89/1 6/0
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 18 June 2016

Life and career

Gunjal made his first-class debut at the age of 19, playing as the captain of India Under-22s against the visiting West Indies team in 1978.[1] He soon established himself in the middle-order of Maharashtra as a prolific run-scorer. Although he did not play international cricket, he was part of the West Zone team that played against the visiting Australian, Pakistani and West Indian teams, as well as the "Young India" team that toured Zimbabwe in 1984.[2] He was the third-highest run-scorer at the 1985–86 Ranji Trophy with 677 runs in 6 matches at an average of 84.62, only behind Delhi batsmen Kirti Azad and Raman Lamba.[3] Gunjal was expected to be picked for the Indian team on its England tour in 1986, but was not selected.[4] He continued to play for Maharashtra until the 1992–93 Ranji Trophy, in which they finished runners-up, with the final against Punjab being his last first-class appearance.[2] Gunjal also captained Maharashtra in several matches during his 15-season career, during which he played 88 first-class and 21 List A matches.

After retirement, Gunjal worked as a match referee in domestic cricket matches.[5] He also trained cricketers at his cricket academy. He has been the coach of batsman Dheeraj Jadhav, who went on to play more than 100 first-class matches, since Jadhav's childhood.[6][7]

References
  1. "India Under-22s v West Indians in 1978/79". CricketArchive. Retrieved 19 June 2016.
  2. "First-Class Matches played by Milind Gunjal". CricketArchive. Retrieved 19 June 2016.
  3. "Batting and Fielding in Ranji Trophy 1985/86 (Ordered by Runs)". CricketArchive. Retrieved 19 June 2016.
  4. Viswanath, G. (1 January 2000). "A disappointing experience". The Hindu. Retrieved 19 June 2016.
  5. "Lists of matches and detailed statistics for Milind Gunjal". CricketArchive. Retrieved 19 June 2016.
  6. Dighe, Sandip (5 April 2013). "Will Pune Warriors India give Pune's lad a chance?". DNA India. Retrieved 19 June 2016.
  7. Karhadkar, Amol (20 January 2015). "Persevering Dheeraj Jadhav on verge of special 100". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 19 June 2016.
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