Hemant Kinikar
{{Short description|Indian cricketer (born 1971)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2018}}
{{Use Indian English|date=August 2018}}
{{Infobox cricketer
| name = Hemant Kinikar
| image =
| country = India
| fullname = Hemant Anand Kinikar
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1971|12|6|df=yes}}
| birth_place = Pune, Maharashtra, India
| heightft =
| heightinch =
| heightm =
| batting = Right-handed
| bowling = Right-arm off break
| role = Opening batsman
| club1 = Maharashtra
| year1 = 1992/93–2000/01
| clubnumber1 =
| columns = 2
| column1 = FC
| matches1 = 37
| runs1 = 2,371
| bat avg1 = 44.73
| 100s/50s1 = 6/11
| top score1 = 205*
| deliveries1 = 210
| wickets1 = 2
| bowl avg1 = 49.00
| fivefor1 = 0
| tenfor1 = 0
| best bowling1 = 1/8
| catches/stumpings1 = 48/–
| column2 = List A
| matches2 = 24
| runs2 = 562
| bat avg2 = 28.10
| 100s/50s2 = 1/1
| top score2 = 139
| deliveries2 = 34
| wickets2 = 0
| bowl avg2 = –
| fivefor2 = –
| tenfor2 = n/a
| best bowling2 = –
| catches/stumpings2 = 10/–
| date = 14 October
| year = 2017
| source = http://www.espncricinfo.com/india/content/player/30113.html ESPNcricinfo
}}
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.{{cite web|title=Saurashtra v Maharashtra in 1992/93|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/56/56654.html|publisher=CricketArchive|access-date=14 October 2017}} He was the second highest run-scorer of the tournament finishing behind teammate Santosh Jedhe, with 754 runs in 8 matches,{{cite web|title=Batting and Fielding in Ranji Trophy 1992/93 (Ordered by Runs)|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Events/1/Ranji_Trophy_1992-93/Batting_by_Runs.html|publisher=CricketArchive|access-date=14 October 2017}} 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.{{cite web|title=Hemant Kinikar|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/7/7926/7926.html|publisher=CricketArchive|access-date=14 October 2017}}
Kinikar took up cricket coaching after his retirement. In 2016, he was a coach at V. V. S. Laxman's academy in Hyderabad{{cite news|last=Pradhan|first=Snehal |title=Kedar Jadhav's performances in Zimbabwe shows how he thrives in pressure situations|url=http://www.firstpost.com/sports/kedar-jadhavs-performance-in-zimbabwe-shows-how-he-thrives-in-pressure-situations-2852064.html|access-date=14 October 2017|work=Firstpost|date=24 June 2016}} and head coach of the HK Bounce Cricket Academy in Pune.{{cite news|last=Pradhan|first=Snehal|title=If the BCCI is serious about women's cricket, it needs to start live-streaming India's matches|url=https://thefield.scroll.in/821809/if-the-bcci-is-serious-about-womens-cricket-it-needs-to-start-live-streaming-indias-matches|access-date=14 October 2017|work=Scroll|date=17 November 2016}}
References
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External links
- {{ESPNcricinfo|id=30113}}
- {{CricketArchive|id=7926}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Kinikar, Hemant}}