Vanka Pratap

Vanka Pratap (born 21 November 1973) is an Indian former first-class cricketer who represented Hyderabad and India A. He later worked as a selector for the Hyderabad Cricket Association.

Vanka Pratap
Personal information
Born (1973-11-21) 21 November 1973
Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, India
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm medium
RoleBatting all-rounder
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1991/92–2001/02Hyderabad
Career statistics
Competition FC List A
Matches 83 49
Runs scored 3,957 1,190
Batting average 36.30 37.18
100s/50s 6/27 3/4
Top score 136 107
Balls bowled 3,268 1,002
Wickets 44 22
Bowling average 37.88 36.40
5 wickets in innings 1 0
10 wickets in match 0 n/a
Best bowling 5/100 3/24
Catches/stumpings 49/– 13/–
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 28 March 2016

Life and career

An all-rounder, Pratap batted right-handed and bowled right-arm medium pace. He made his first-class debut for Hyderabad at the age of 18 in December 1991. He went on to make 83 first-class and 49 List A appearances for Hyderabad, South Zone, Board President's XI, Wills XI and India A. He scored just under 4000 first-class and over 1000 List A runs, and took 66 wickets in the two formats combined.[1] His final first-class appearance came in December 2001 at the age of 28.

In 2003, Pratap made allegations that he was asked to bribe a selector to play for India by a person on behalf of the selector.[2][3]

Pratap later worked as a member of the Ranji team selection committee of the Hyderabad Cricket Association (HCA).[4] He also served as the chairman of the junior team selection committee of the HCA.[5]

References
  1. "Vanka Pratap". CricketArchive. Retrieved 28 March 2016.
  2. "HCA seeks explanation from Vanka Pratap". Rediff. 24 November 2003. Retrieved 28 March 2016.
  3. "Vanka Pratap retracts allegation". ESPNcricinfo. 27 November 2003. Retrieved 28 March 2016.
  4. "Police summon Vanka Pratap". The Hindu. 18 January 2009. Retrieved 28 March 2016.
  5. "HCA to set up academy to train young players". The Times of India. 9 July 2011. Retrieved 28 March 2016.
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