Makarand Waingankar

{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2022}}

{{Use Indian English|date=October 2022}}

Makarand Waingankar is an ex-cricket administrator and cricket columnist based in Mumbai, India. He was the CEO of the Baroda Cricket Association and served in various positions with other BCCI organs. As consultant to the Karnataka State Cricket Association in 2001, he set up a Talent Resource Development Wing (TRDW) to spot talent in rural districts in Karnataka, away from the established urban centre of Bangalore. This initiative was successful, and was replicated nationwide by the BCCI in 2002, when Jagmohan Dalmiya was president. The TRDW Chairman was ex-India test captain Dilip Vengsarkar, assisted by Brijesh Patel. The TRDW helped discover many successful players, including present India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni, Suresh Raina, Irfan Pathan, RP Singh, VRV Singh, and others.{{cite web|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-sports/article1606925.ece|title=BCCI needs to hunt and groom bowlers|date=7 April 2011|access-date=8 April 2011|newspaper=The Hindu}}{{cite web|url=http://www.hindu.com/2006/05/30/stories/2006053004941900.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071001063817/http://www.hindu.com/2006/05/30/stories/2006053004941900.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=1 October 2007|date=30 May 2006|access-date=8 April 2011|work=The Hindu|title=TRDW - the way to go}}{{cite web|url=http://epaper.timesofindia.com/Repository/ml.asp?Ref=TU1JUi8yMDA4LzAzLzEzI0FyMDI2MDA=&Mode=HTML&Locale=english-skin-custom|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110816141638/http://epaper.timesofindia.com/Repository/ml.asp?Ref=TU1JUi8yMDA4LzAzLzEzI0FyMDI2MDA=&Mode=HTML&Locale=english-skin-custom|url-status=dead|archive-date=16 August 2011|title=Bring back the scouts|newspaper=Mumbai Mirror|date=30 March 2008|access-date=8 April 2011}}

Waingankar was contracted to set up a TRDW for the Indian Premier League franchise Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) in 2009, the second IPL season, to spot talent nationwide.{{cite web|url=http://www.iplpulse.com/ipl/kkr-ipl/waingankar-joins-kolkata-knight-riders-as-trdw-chief/|title=Wainganker joins KKR as TRDW chief|date=1 May 2009|access-date=8 April 2011}} However, after doing the initial groundwork, he resigned from his position due to strong disagreements with the controversial then KKR coach, John Buchanan, over team selection and John's "multiple captains" theory.{{cite web|url=http://www.openthemagazine.com/article/sports/in-a-hell-called-kolkata-knight-riders|title=In a hell called Kolkata Knight Riders|date=30 May 2009|access-date=8 April 2011}}

Waingankar also worked closely with Dilip Vengsarkar and helped establish the Elf-Vengsarkar Cricket Academy in Mumbai.{{cite web|url=http://www.indianexpress.com/ie/daily/19970502/12250753.html|title=Makarand Waingankar - Different strokes for different folks|date = 2 May 1997|access-date=9 April 2011|newspaper=Indian Express}} In the late 80s, Bombay's Ranji Trophy team was very strong in batting, but lacked in the bowling department. To counter this, Waingankar played a pivotal role in setting up the BCA-Mafatlal Bowling Scheme in 1990, in which budding bowlers were trained by renowned English fast bowler Frank Tyson. Abey Kuruvilla, Paras Mhambrey, Sairaj Bahutule, Salil Ankola and Nilesh Kulkarni are some of the bowlers who emerged from the academy, many of whom became regular India players through the 1990s.{{cite web|url=http://lite.epaper.timesofindia.com/mobile.aspx?article=yes&pageid=30§id=edid=&edlabel=TOIM&mydateHid=20-10-2010&pubname=Times+of+India+-+Mumbai&edname=&articleid=Ar03002&publabel=TOI|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111009113239/http://lite.epaper.timesofindia.com/mobile.aspx?article=yes&pageid=30§id=edid=&edlabel=TOIM&mydateHid=20-10-2010&pubname=Times+of+India+-+Mumbai&edname=&articleid=Ar03002&publabel=TOI|url-status=dead|archive-date=9 October 2011|title=Stalwarts plan to revive scheme that changed their lives|newspaper=Times of India|access-date=9 April 2011}}