Hemant Anand Kinikar (born 6 December 1971) is an Indian former first-class cricketer who played for Maharashtra. He became a cricket coach after his playing career.
Career
Kinikar played as a right-handed opening batsman and occasional off break bowler. He made his first-class debut for Maharashtra against Saurashtra at the age of 20 during the 1992–93 Ranji Trophy and scored 110 and 47 in that match.[1] He was the second highest run-scorer of the tournament finishing behind teammate Santosh Jedhe, with 754 runs in 8 matches,[2] while Maharashtra reached the final of the tournament. He appeared in 37 first-class matches and 23 List A matches, including appearances for West Zone.[3]
Kinikar took up cricket coaching after his retirement. As of 2016, he is a coach at V. V. S. Laxman's academy in Hyderabad[4] and head coach of the HK Bounce Cricket Academy in Pune.[5]
References
- ↑ Saurashtra v Maharashtra in 1992/93. CricketArchive.
- ↑ Batting and Fielding in Ranji Trophy 1992/93 (Ordered by Runs). CricketArchive.
- ↑ Hemant Kinikar. CricketArchive.
- ↑ Kedar Jadhav's performances in Zimbabwe shows how he thrives in pressure situations. Firstpost(24 June 2016).
- ↑ If the BCCI is serious about women’s cricket, it needs to start live-streaming India’s matches. scroll.in(17 November 2016).