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{{Infobox cricketer<br />
| name = Carlton Saldanha<br />
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| country = India<br />
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| nickname = <br />
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1962|8|12|df=yes}}<br />
| birth_place = [[Bombay]], [[Maharashtra]], [[India]]<br />
| heightft = <br />
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| batting = Right-handed<br />
| bowling = <br />
| role = Batsman<br />
| club1 = [[Karnataka cricket team|Karnataka]]<br />
| year1 = 1980/81–1992/93<br />
| clubnumber1 = <br />
| columns = 2<br />
| column1 = [[First-class cricket|FC]]<br />
| matches1 = 66<br />
| runs1 = 4,066<br />
| bat avg1 = 45.68<br />
| 100s/50s1 = 7/26<br />
| top score1 = 144<br />
| deliveries1 = 150<br />
| wickets1 = 1<br />
| bowl avg1 = 130.00<br />
| fivefor1 = 0<br />
| tenfor1 = 0<br />
| best bowling1 = 1/7<br />
| catches/stumpings1 = 51/–<br />
| column2 = [[List A cricket|List A]]<br />
| matches2 = 8<br />
| runs2 = 212<br />
| bat avg2 = 30.28<br />
| 100s/50s2 = 0/1<br />
| top score2 = 62<br />
| deliveries2 = 2<br />
| wickets2 = 0<br />
| bowl avg2 = –<br />
| fivefor2 = 0<br />
| tenfor2 = n/a<br />
| best bowling2 = –<br />
| catches/stumpings2 = 0/–<br />
| date = 8 December<br />
| year = 2015<br />
| source = http://www.espncricinfo.com/india/content/player/34592.html ESPNcricinfo<br />
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'''Carlton Saldanha''' (born 12 August 1962) is a former Indian first-class [[cricket]]er who played for [[Karnataka cricket team]] from 1980/81 to 1992/93. He also played for [[India national under-19 cricket team|India under-19]] and under-25 teams.<ref>{{cite web|title=Carlton Saldanha |url-access=subscription |url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/18/18404/18404.html |publisher=CricketArchive |accessdate=8 December 2015 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20151211024806/http://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/18/18404/18404.html |archivedate=11 December 2015 |df=dmy }}</ref> He was also formerly the director of the now defunct Frontiers Group India (FGI).<ref name=ndtv>{{cite web|title=Anil Kumble's claims false, Brijesh Patel was never a part of Sporting Frontiers, says FGI director|url=http://sports.ndtv.com/cricket/news/217370-anil-kumbles-claims-false-brijesh-patel-was-never-a-part-of-sporting-frontiers-says-fgi-director|publisher=NDTV|accessdate=8 December 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151210182551/http://sports.ndtv.com/cricket/news/217370-anil-kumbles-claims-false-brijesh-patel-was-never-a-part-of-sporting-frontiers-says-fgi-director|archive-date=10 December 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref><br />
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==Career==<br />
Saldanha was born in [[Bombay]] on 12 August 1962. He made his [[first-class cricket]] debut at the age of 18 during [[1980–81 Ranji Trophy]] playing for Karnataka.<ref>{{cite web|title=Karnataka v Andhra in 1980/81 |url-access=subscription |url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/40/40727.html|publisher=CricketArchive|accessdate=8 December 2015}}</ref> During his playing career, which spanned between the 1980/81 and 1992/93 seasons, he appeared in 66 first-class matches and 8 [[List A]] matches. In 1981, he played two Youth Tests and one Youth ODI on India's Under-19 tour of England.<br />
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Saldanha was the leading run-getter of the [[1986–87 Ranji Trophy]] with 782 runs at an average of more than 71.<ref>{{cite web|title=Ranji Trophy, 1986/87 / Records / Most runs |url-access=subscription |url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Events/1/Ranji_Trophy_1986-87/Batting_by_Runs.html|accessdate=8 December 2015}}</ref> Between the 1986/87 and 1987/88 seasons, he was selected in the [[South Zone cricket team]] and the India Under-25 team.<br />
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His batting style was said to have been very similar to that of [[Sunil Gavaskar]].<ref>{{cite web|last1=Magotra|first1=Ashish|title=Cricketing echo: Bravo's eerie similarity to Lara|url=http://www.firstpost.com/sports/cricketing-echo-bravos-eerie-similarity-to-lara-133568.html|publisher=Firstpost|accessdate=8 December 2015}}</ref><br />
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Saldanha currently works as the director of Frontiers Group India (FGI). Collaborating with the [[Karnataka State Cricket Association]], Frontiers organized the first-ever [[Twenty20]] tournament in India in 2004 involving some of the leading international cricketers. FGI also managed the 2009 and 2010 seasons of the [[Karnataka Premier League]]. According to Saldanha, "FGI has held the exclusive in-stadia advertising rights for over 60 per cent of the cricket grounds in India, since 2000 for all bilateral international cricket matches under the aegis of BCCI and has been successfully involved in over 130 international cricket matches - Test, ODIs and T20s."<ref name=ndtv/><br />
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==References==<br />
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== External links ==<br />
* {{cricinfo|ref=ci/content/player/34592.html}}<br />
* {{cricketarchive|ref=Archive/Players/18/18404/18404.html}}<br />
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