Amit Bhudia

{{short description|Kenyan cricketer}}

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| country = Kenya

| fullname = Amit K. P. Bhudia

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1980|4|28|df=yes}}

| birth_place = Mombasa, Coast Province, Kenya

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| batting = Right-handed

| bowling = Right-arm medium

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| columns = 1

| column1 = First-class

| matches1 = 2

| runs1 = 125

| bat avg1 = 31.25

| 100s/50s1 = –/1

| top score1 = 79

| hidedeliveries = true

| catches/stumpings1 = –/–

| date = 19 September

| year = 2021

| source = http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/24731.html Cricinfo

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Amit K. P. Bhudia (born 28 April 1980) is a Kenyan former first-class cricketer.

Bhudia was born at Mombasa in April 1980. He was part of the Kenya national under-19 cricket team squad that took in the 2000 Under-19 Cricket World Cup, playing in four Youth One Day Internationals during the tournament against the Pakistan, Nepal, Bangladesh and Namibia under-19 cricket teams.{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/10/10233/Under-19_ODI_Matches.html |title=Under-19 ODI Matches played by Amit Bhudia |publisher=CricketArchive |access-date=2021-09-19|url-access=subscription}} With the regular Kenyan side striking, Bhudia was selected in the Kenyan side to face Namibia in the Intercontinental Cup in October 2004, making his debut in first-class cricket.{{cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/cricket/3703256.stm |title=Kenyans depleted by strike |publisher=BBC Sport |date=2004-09-30 |access-date=2021-09-19}} The following month he featured in the semi-final of the competition against Scotland,{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/10/10233/First-Class_Matches.html |title=First-Class Matches played by Amit Bhudia |publisher=CricketArchive |access-date=2021-09-19|url-access=subscription}} with Bhudia scoring 79 runs in the Kenyan second innings before being dismissed by Craig Wright.{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/81/81056.html |title=Kenya v Scotland, ICC Inter-Continental Cup 2004 (Semi-Final) |publisher=CricketArchive |access-date=2021-09-19|url-access=subscription}} The match ended as a draw, with Scotland progressing having amassed more points in the match.{{cite news|url=https://gulfnews.com/sport/cricket/scotland-brush-aside-kenyan-challenge-1.339169 |title=Scotland brush aside Kenyan challenge |first=M. |last=Satyanarayan |date=2004-11-20 |work=Gulf News|accessdate=2021-09-19}} Bhudia was rumoured to be in line for selection in Kenya's squad for their One Day International series against Zimbabwe in early 2009, but he was not selected due to a shoulder injury.{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/kenya-complete-preparations-in-mombasa-387271|title=Kenya complete preparations in Mombasa|publisher=ESPNcricinfo|date=2009-01-21|access-date=2021-09-19}}