Abhijit Deshpande

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| fullname = Abhijit Prakash Deshpande

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1968|2|22|df=yes}}

| birth_place = Poona, India

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| club1 = Maharashtra

| year1 = 1986–1992

| date = 2 January

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| source = https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/18/18003/18003.html CricketArchive

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Abhijit Prakash Deshpande (born 22 February 1968) is a former Indian cricketer who played for Maharashtra in Indian domestic cricket. He was a right-handed top-order batsman.

From Pune, Deshpande made his first-class debut in December 1986, playing against Saurashtra in the 1986–87 Ranji Trophy.[https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/18/18003/First-Class_Matches.html First-class matches played by Abhijit Deshpande] – CricketArchive. Retrieved 25 January 2016. He scored his maiden first-class half-century during the 1990–91 season, making 60 against Gujarat.[https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/53/53664.html Maharashtra v Gujarat], Ranji Trophy 1990/91 (West Zone) – CricketArchive. Retrieved 25 January 2016. In the 1991–92 Ranji Trophy, Deshpande scored 465 runs from six games.[https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Events/1/Ranji_Trophy_1991-92/Maharashtra_Batting.html Batting and fielding for Maharashtra], Ranji Trophy 1991/92 – CricketArchive. Retrieved 25 January 2016. In the first game of the tournament, against Gujarat, he scored 217 from 329 balls opening the batting with Surendra Bhave, putting on 287 for the second wicket with Santosh Jedhe.[https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/55/55208.html Gujarat v Maharashtra], Ranji Trophy 1991/92 (West Zone) – CricketArchive. Retrieved 25 January 2016. In the tournament's quarter-final, against Haryana, he scored 86,[https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/55/55549.html Maharashtra v Haryana], Ranji Trophy 1991/92 (Quarter-Final) – CricketArchive. Retrieved 25 January 2016. but that was his last appearance for Maharashtra.