Vinit Wadkar

Vinit Sharadchandra Wadkar (born 4 February 1955) is an Indian former first-class cricketer who represented Baroda cricket team from 1978/79 to 1988/89. After retirement, he became a coach for the Baroda Cricket Association.

Vinit Wadkar

Personal information
Full name	Vinit Sharadchandra Wadkar
Born	4 February 1955 Bombay, Maharashtra, India
Batting	Right-handed
Bowling	Right-arm fast-medium
Role	Bowler
Domestic team information
Years	Team
1978/79–1988/89	Baroda
Career statistics
Competition FC List A Matches 35 4 Runs scored 635 16 Batting average 17.16 8.00 100s/50s 0/3 0/0 Top score 66 15 Balls bowled 4,025 174 Wickets 71 5 Bowling average 33.97 23.60 5 wickets in innings 1 0 10 wickets in match 0 n/a Best bowling 5/89 2/45 Catches/stumpings 8/– 2/–
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 7 March 2016

Career

Born on 4 February 1955 in Bombay, Wadkar played first-class cricket as a right-arm fast-medium bowler for Baroda. He appeared in a total of 35 first-class and 4 List A matches between the 1978/79 and 1988/89 seasons. He also represented West Zone in 1980/81.[1]

Wadkar took up various coaching roles after his playing career. He was the coach of the Baroda team in early-2000s. Baroda won the 2000–01 Ranji Trophy during his tenure.[2] He also worked as the manager of the Baroda senior team,[3] before working as the coach of Baroda under-22 and under-19 teams of the Baroda Cricket Association.[4][5]

References

1. "Vinit Wadkar". CricketArchive. Retrieved 7 March 2016.
2. "Hyderabad needs an outright win". The Hindu. 12 March 2000. Retrieved 7 March 2016.
3. "Baroda not to take 'new boys' Oriyans lightly". The Hindu. 5 April 2001. Retrieved 7 March 2016.
4. "Four juniors spotted with suspect action". The Indian Express. 5 December 2006. Retrieved 7 March 2016.
5. "Baroda batsmen shine in U-19 tourney". The Times of India. 28 September 2009. Retrieved 7 March 2016.

External links

• Vinit Wadkar at ESPNcricinfo
• Vinit Wadkar at CricketArchive (subscription required)