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{{Short description|Indian commentator and former cricketer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2016}}
{{Use Indian English|date=September 2016}}
{{Infobox cricketer
| name = Hemang Badani
| image = Hemang Badani.jpg
| alt =
| caption = Hemang Badani in 2019
| fullname = Hemang Kamal Badani
| birth_date = {{birth-date and age|14 November 1976}}
| birth_place = [[Madras]], [[Tamil Nadu]], India
| death_date =
| death_place =
| nickname =
| height =
| country = India
| international = true
| internationalspan = 2000–2004
| testdebutdate = 15 June
| testdebutyear = 2001
| testdebutagainst = Zimbabwe
| testcap = 237
| lasttestdate = 29 August
| lasttestyear = 2001
| lasttestagainst = Sri Lanka
| odidebutdate = 30 May
| odidebutyear = 2000
| odidebutagainst = Bangladesh
| odicap = 130
| lastodidate = 13 March
| lastodiyear = 2004
| lastodiagainst = Pakistan
| batting = Left-handed
| bowling = Slow left-arm orthodox
| role = Middle order batsman
| club1 = [[Tamil Nadu cricket team|Tamil Nadu]]
| year1 = 1996–2007
| club2 = [[Rajasthan cricket team|Rajasthan]]
| year2 = 2009–2010
| club3 = [[Haryana cricket team|Haryana]]
| year3 = 2010–2011
| club4 = [[Vidarbha cricket team|Vidarbha]]
| year4 = 2011–2013
| club5 = Chennai Superstars
| year5 = 2007-2008

| columns = 4
| column1 = [[Test cricket|Test]]
| matches1 = 4
| runs1 = 94
| bat avg1 = 15.60
| 100s/50s1 = 0/0
| top score1 = 38
| deliveries1 = 248
| wickets1 = 0
| bowl avg1 = –
| fivefor1 = –
| tenfor1 = –
| best bowling1 = –
| catches/stumpings1 = 6/–
| column2 = [[One Day International|ODI]]
| matches2 = 40
| runs2 = 867
| bat avg2 = 33.34
| 100s/50s2 = 1/4
| top score2 = 100
| deliveries2 = 1,180
| wickets2 = 3
| bowl avg2 = 31.81
| fivefor2 = 0
| tenfor2 = 0
| best bowling2 = 1/7
| catches/stumpings2 = 13/–

|column3 = [[First-class cricket|FC]]
|matches3 = 121
|runs3 = 6,758
|bat avg3 = 45.97
|100s/50s3 = 14/45
|top score3 = 164
|deliveries3 = 942
|wickets3 = 7
|bowl avg3 = 86.14
|fivefor3 = 0
|tenfor3 = 0
|best bowling3 = 1/6
|catches/stumpings3 = 84/–
|column4 = [[List A cricket|LA]]
|matches4 = 148
|runs4 = 4,212
|bat avg4 = 40.11
|100s/50s4 = 5/24
|top score4 = 111*
|deliveries4 = 1405
|wickets4 = 35
|bowl avg4 = 33.88
|fivefor4 = 0
|tenfor4 = 0
|best bowling4 = 3/26
|catches/stumpings4 = 60/–
| date = 1 September
| year = 2023
|medaltemplates= 
{{MedalSport|Men's [[Cricket]]}}
{{MedalCountry|{{cr|IND}}}}
{{MedalCompetition|[[ICC Champions Trophy]]|}}
{{Medal|RU|[[2000 ICC KnockOut Trophy|2000 Kenya]]|}}
| source = http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/26802.html ESPNcricinfo
}}

'''Hemang Kamal Badani''' ({{Audio|Hemang Badani.ogg|pronunciation}}; born 14 November 1976) is a former [[India]]n international [[cricket]]er. He is a left-handed batter and an occasional slow left-arm bowler. He had represented the [[India national cricket team|Indian cricket team]] while also representing [[Tamil Nadu cricket team|Tamil Nadu]], [[Rajasthan cricket team|Rajasthan]], [[Haryana cricket team|Haryana]] and [[Vidarbha cricket team|Vidarbha]] in domestic cricket. He was part of the Indian squad that finished as runners-up at the [[2000 ICC Champions Trophy]]. He is the present head coach of [[Delhi Capitals]] team in the [[Indian Premier League]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://fantasykhiladi.com/news/hemang-badani-replaces-ponting-as-dc-head-coach-ipl-2025/ |title=Hemang Badani Replaces Ponting as Delhi Capitals Head Coach; Munaf Patel & Venugopal Rao Join Ahead of IPL 2025 Mega Auction |access-date=2024-10-07 |work=FantasyKhiladi}}</ref>

==Early life==
Hemang Badani was born on 14 November 1976 in a [[Gujarati people|Gujarati]] family in [[Madras]], [[Tamil Nadu]].<ref name="SS">{{Cite news|last=Lokapally|first=Vijay|title=World Cup enters Indian hinterland through multilingual commentary|url=https://sportstar.thehindu.com/cricket/icc-cricket-world-cup/interviews/cricket-world-cup-2019-commentary-badani-venkatesh-prasad-star-sports-hindi-bengali-tamil/article27996588.ece|access-date=15 October 2020|website=Sportstar|date=17 June 2019|language=en}}</ref> Badani is fluent in languages [[Tamil language|Tamil]], [[English language|English]], [[Gujarati language|Gujarati]], [[Hindi]] and [[French language|French]].<ref name="SS"/>

==Career==
===International===
Badani made his [[One day international|ODI]] debut in May 2000 in the [[2000 Asia Cup|Asia Cup]] match against [[Bangladesh national cricket team|Bangladesh]] at [[Bangabandhu National Stadium|Dhaka]], scoring 35 in an Indian victory.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/asia-cup-2000-61067/bangladesh-vs-india-2nd-match-65700/full-scorecard|title=2nd Match (D/N), Dhaka, May 30 - 31, 2000, Asia Cup|publisher=ESPNcricinfo|access-date=1 November 2023}}</ref> Badani was part of the Indian team that played the [[2000–01 Sharjah Champions Trophy]] against [[Zimbabwe national cricket team|Zimbabwe]] and [[Sri Lanka national cricket team|Sri Lanka]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/records/tournament/batting-most-runs-career/coca-cola-champions-trophy-2000-01-815|title=Most runs, Sharjah Champions trophy|publisher=ESPNcricinfo|access-date=1 November 2023}}</ref> Badani played all the five matches in the [[Zimbabwean cricket team in India in 2000–01|home series against Zimbabwe]] that followed, scoring 153 runs with two fifties.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/records/series/batting-most-runs-career/zimbabwe-in-india-odi-series-2000-01-818|title=Most runs, Zimbabwe in India 2000-01|publisher=ESPNcricinfo|access-date=1 November 2023}}</ref> Badani played the subsequent [[Australian cricket team in India in 2000-01|home ODI series]] against [[Australia national cricket team|Australia]] in which he scored 166 runs in five matched with his only international century coming in the second match on 28 March 2001 at [[Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium|Pune]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/australia-tour-of-india-2000-01-61425/india-vs-australia-2nd-odi-64708/full-scorecard|title=2nd ODI, Pune, March 28, 2001, Australia tour of India|publisher=ESPNcricinfo|access-date=1 November 2023}}</ref>

Badani made his [[test cricket|test]] debut for [[India national cricket team|India]] against Zimbabwe in the second test at [[Harare Sports Club]] during the [[Indian cricket team in Zimbabwe in 2001|India tour of Zimbabwe]] in June 2001.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/india-tour-of-zimbabwe-2001-62307/zimbabwe-vs-india-2nd-test-63935/full-scorecard|title=2nd Test, Harare, June 15 - 18, 2001, India tour of Zimbabwe|publisher=ESPNcricinfo|access-date=1 November 2023}}</ref> He was also part of the [[2001 Zimbabwe Coca-Cola Cup|triangular ODI tournament]] with [[West Indies cricket team|West Indies]] and Zimbabwe that followed the test series, scoring 83 runs across four matches.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/records/tournament/batting-most-runs-career/coca-cola-cup-zimbabwe-2001-830|title=Most runs, Coca cola cup|publisher=ESPNcricinfo|access-date=1 November 2023}}</ref> Badani scored just 78 runs in six matches in the [[2001 Sri Lanka Coca-Cola Cup|triangular ODI tournament]] featuring Sri Lanka and [[New Zealand national cricket team|New Zealand]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/records/tournament/batting-most-runs-career/coca-cola-cup-sri-lanka-2001-831|title=Most runs, Coca cola cup, Sri Lanka|publisher=ESPNcricinfo|access-date=1 November 2023}}</ref> Badani played only four test matches with the last match coming against Sri Lanka in August 2001 during the same [[Indian cricket team in Sri Lanka in 2001|Indian tour to Sri Lanka]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/india-tour-of-sri-lanka-2001-62337/sri-lanka-vs-india-3rd-test-63945/full-scorecard|title=3rd Test, Colombo (SSC), August 29 - September 02, 2001, India tour of Sri Lanka|publisher=ESPNcricinfo|access-date=1 November 2023}}</ref> Overall, he scored 94 runs in four matches at an average of 15.66 in test cricket.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/player/26802.html?class=1;template=results;type=allround;view=match|title=Badani, Test stats|publisher=ESPNcricinfo|access-date=1 November 2023}}</ref>

Badani continued to play ODIs and was next part of the squad for the [[English cricket team in India in 2001–02|home series]] against [[England national cricket team|England]] in January 2002. But he again had meager returns scoring just 89 runs across six matches.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/records/series/batting-most-runs-career/england-in-india-odi-series-2001-02-840|title=Most runs, England in India 2002|publisher=ESPNcricinfo|access-date=1 November 2023}}</ref> Badani played very few matches over the next few months due to his inconsistent form.<ref name="ODIS"/> In November 2003, he made a comeback in the [[2003–04 TVS Cup|TVS cup]] against Australia and New Zealand.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/tvs-cup-india-2003-04-61135/india-vs-australia-final-66373/full-scorecard|title=Final (D/N), Eden Gardens, November 18, 2003, TVS Cup (India)|publisher=ESPNcricinfo|access-date=1 November 2023}}</ref> Badani was part of the [[2004–05 VB Series|VB series]] in January 2004 in Australia in which he scored 133 runs at an average of 44.33.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/records/tournament/batting-most-runs-career/vb-series-2003-04-882|title=Most runs, VB series|publisher=ESPNcricinfo|access-date=1 November 2023}}</ref> Badani played his last ODI on 13 March 2004 in the first match of the [[Indian cricket team in Pakistan in 2003–04|India's tour to Pakistan]] at [[National Stadium, Karachi|Karachi]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/india-tour-of-pakistan-2003-04-62332/pakistan-vs-india-1st-odi-64880/full-scorecard|title=1st ODI, Karachi, March 13, 2004, India tour of Pakistan|publisher=ESPNcricinfo|access-date=1 November 2023}}</ref> Overall, he scored 867 runs in 40 matches at an average of 33.34.<ref name="ODIS">{{Cite web|url=https://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/player/26802.html?class=2;template=results;type=allround;view=match|title=Badani, ODI stats|publisher=ESPNcricinfo|access-date=1 November 2023}}</ref>

===Domestic===
He made his debut for [[Tamil Nadu cricket team|Tamil Nadu]] in 1996-97 and played domestic cricket for them for thirteen seasons.<ref name="Cricinfo">{{Cite web|title=Hemang Badani, profile|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/cricketers/hemang-badani-26802|publisher=ESPNcricinfo|access-date=1 November 2023}}</ref> He was a prolific scorer in [[first class cricket]] scoring more than six thousand runs with 14 [[Century (cricket)|centuries]] at an average just below 46.<ref name="Cricinfo"/> Badani reached the finals of [[Ranji Trophy]] two times with Tamil Nadu in the [[2002-03 Ranji Trophy|2002-03]] and [[2003-04 Ranji Trophy|2003-04]] seasons.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/the-ranji-trophy-261615|title=Ranji trophy|publisher=ESPNcricinfo|access-date=1 November 2023}}</ref> Badani captained the team that won the domestic one day cup in 2004–05.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/ranji-one-day-trophy-2004-05-411501|title=Ranji one day trophy|publisher=ESPNcricinfo|access-date=1 November 2023}}</ref> Badani represented [[Rajasthan cricket team|Rajasthan]] in the 2009-10 [[Vijay Hazare Trophy]] and [[Haryana cricket team|Haryana]] in the [[2010–11 Ranji Trophy]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://sports.ndtv.com/cricket/players/113-hemang-badani-playerprofile|title=Hemang Badani, profile|publisher=[[NDTV]]|access-date=1 November 2023}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/badani-help-haryana-take-first-innings-lead-against-karnataka/articleshow/6956451.cms|title=Badani helps Haryana take the lead|newspaper=[[Times of India]]|date=19 November 2019|access-date=1 November 2023}}</ref> He played for [[Vidarbha cricket team|Vidarbha]] from [[2011–12 Ranji Trophy|2011-12]] to [[2013–14 Ranji Trophy|2013-14]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cricbuzz.com/cricket-news/54262/ipl-was-formed-because-of-icl-hemang-badani-cricbuzzcom|title=IPL was formed because of ICL|date=4 February 2014|publisher=Cricbuzz|access-date=1 November 2023}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://thecricketcouch.com/couch-talk/transcript-couch-talk-with-hemang-badani/|title=Couch Talk with Hemang Badani|publisher=Cricket Couch|access-date=1 November 2023}}</ref>

===T20 cricket===
In 2007, Badani signed up and played for the Chennai Superstars in the [[Indian Cricket League]] (ICL).<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://mumbaimirror.indiatimes.com/sport/cricket/badani-shines-for-superstars/articleshow/15866931.cms|title=
Badani shines for Superstars|date=5 November 2008|newspaper=Mumbai Mirror|access-date=1 November 2023}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.dnaindia.com/sports/report-badani-is-the-hero-for-chennai-superstars-1147999|title=
Badani is the hero for Chennai Superstars|date=18 September 2017|newspaper=DT Next|access-date=1 November 2023}}</ref> [[Board of Control for Cricket in India|BCCI]] banned the players involved in ICL before granting amnesty in 2009 with a mandated cooling off period of one year.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://sports.ndtv.com/cricket/indian-cricket-board-lifts-ban-on-icl-players-1599146|title=Indian Cricket Board lifts ban on ICL players|date=30 April 2009|publisher=[[NDTV]]|access-date=1 November 2023}}</ref> On 27 January 2010, he was signed by [[Chennai Super Kings]] for the [[2010 Indian Premier League]] but did not make it to the playing eleven for any of the matches.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://cricketaddictor.com/editors-picks/5-lesser-known-players-you-didnt-know-have-played-for-chennai-super-kings/|title=5 Lesser Known Players You Didn't Know Have Played For Chennai Super Kings|date=6 January 2022|publisher=Cricket addictor|access-date=1 November 2023}}</ref>

==Post retirement==
Badani has served as the head coach for [[Chepauk Super Gillies]] in [[Tamil Nadu Premier League]] since its inception in 2016.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/top-stories/tnpl-hemang-badani-named-south-chennai-head-coach/articleshow/53266906.cms|title=TNPL: Hemang Badani named South Chennai head coach|newspaper=[[Times of India]]|access-date=1 November 2023}}</ref> He has coached them for seven seasons with Super Gillies winning the title four times.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://tnpl.cricket/news/2023/13693|title=Chepauk Super Gillies and Lyca Kovai Kings are joint champions of the Tamil Nadu Premier League 2022|publisher=TNPL|date=10 June 2023|access-date=1 November 2023}}</ref> He also served as a consultant for [[Jaffna Kings]] in [[Lanka Premier League]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.srilankasports.com/2021/11/22/hemang-badani-as-consultant-for-jaffna-kings/|title=Hemang Badani as consultant for Jaffna kings|publisher=Srilanka sports|date=22 November 2021|access-date=1 November 2023}}</ref> In December 2021, Badani was appointed as fielding coach and scout of the [[Sunrisers Hyderabad]] team in [[Indian Premier League]] and continued in the role till July 2023. [[Delhi Capitals]] announced Badani as their head coach for the 2025 & 2026 seasons of [[Indian Premier League]]<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/ipl-2022-brian-lara-dale-steyn-join-sunrisers-hyderabad-support-staff-tom-moody-returns-as-coach-1294180/|title=Brian Lara, Dale Steyn join Sunrisers staff|publisher=ESPNcricinfo|access-date=1 November 2023}}</ref>

He is also an active [[sports commentator|commentator]] in [[Star Sports (Indian TV network)|Star Sports Tamil]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://crickettimes.com/2023/03/ipl-2023-star-sports-announces-star-studded-tv-commentary-panel/|title=IPL 2023: Star Sports announces star-studded TV commentary panel|date=22 March 2023|publisher=Cricket Times|access-date=1 November 2023}}</ref><ref name="SS"/>

==References==
{{Reflist|2}}

==External links==
*{{cricinfo|id=26802}}

{{Delhi Capitals squad}}
{{Southern Brave squad}}

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Quentin45E at 18:45, 9 March 2026