Vinayak Samant

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Vinayak Samant
Personal information
Full nameVinayak Radhakrishna Samant
Born (1972-10-25) 25 October 1972 (age 49)
Mumbai, Maharashtra
BattingRight-hand bat
Bowlingn/a
RoleWicketkeeper
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2001-2009Mumbai
2010-2012Tripura
1995-2001Assam
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 24 April 2016

Vinayak Radhakrishna Samant (born 25 October 1972 in Mumbai, Maharashtra) is an Indian cricketer who played for Tripura, Mumbai and Assam.[1] He is right-hand wicket-keeper batsman. Samant mainly played in the shadow of Sameer Dighe as Dighe was first-choice keeper for Mumbai. Samant played for Assam from 1995 to 2001. He returns to Mumbai when Sameer Dighe retire. He played eight seasons with Mumbai before moving to Tripura an retiring in 2012.[2] Since retiring he took-up coaching,[3][4][5] becoming the head coach for Mumbai in July 2018.[6]

References[]

  1. ^ "Samant". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 2 November 2015.
  2. ^ Vinayak Samant quits Mumbai
  3. ^ Mumbai boys Mane, Samant turn to coaching
  4. ^ Searching for the highest honour
  5. ^ Mumbai's bloody-mindedness to the fore
  6. ^ "Vinayak Samant pips Powar to become Mumbai coach". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 12 July 2018.

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