Prashant Vaidya

{{Short description|Indian cricketer (born 1967)}}

{{Use Indian English|date=July 2013}}

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

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| name = Prashant Vaidya

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| country = India

| batting = Right-handed

| bowling = Right-arm fast-medium

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{{MedalSport|Men's Cricket}}

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{{MedalCompetition|ACC Asia Cup}}

{{Medal|W|1995 United Arab Emirates|}}

| date = 6 March

| year = 2006

| source = http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/35627.html CricInfo

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Prashant Vaidya (born 23 September 1967) is a former Indian cricketer. He played domestic cricket for Bengal and played four One Day Internationals for India in 1995 and 1996. At that time he was considered to be the fastest bowler in India. He was a part of the Indian squad which won the 1995 Asia Cup.

He was instrumental in developing the Vidarbha Cricket Association coaching academy.{{Cite news |date=2018-01-03 |title=Prashant Vaidya: The Quick & Correct Decision-Maker |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/cricket/news/prashant-vaidya-the-quick-correct-decision-maker/articleshow/62347696.cms |access-date=2024-02-01 |work=The Times of India |issn=0971-8257}}{{Cite web |date=2019-01-26 |title=Ranji Trophy 2018-19: How Prashant Vaidya, Chandrakant Pandit and others made Vidarbha a force to reckon with - Firstcricket News, Firstpost |url=https://www.firstpost.com/firstcricket/sports-news/ranji-trophy-2018-19-how-prashant-vaidya-chandrakant-pandit-and-others-made-vidarbha-a-force-to-reckon-with-5965901.html |access-date=2024-02-01 |website=Firstpost |language=en}}

Currently, Prashant Vaidya serves as the president of the inaugural edition of the professional Vidarbha Pro T20 League (VPTL).{{Cite web |last=News |first=Nagpur |date=2025-04-12 |title=Golden Opportunity for Cricket Lovers! Vidarbha Set to Launch Its Very Own Professional T20 League!” |url=https://www.nagpurtoday.in/golden-opportunity-for-cricket-lovers-vidarbha-set-to-launch-its-very-own-professional-t20-league/04121910 |access-date=2025-04-20 |website=Nagpur Today : Nagpur News |language=en}}