Santosh Jedhe

{{Short description|Indian cricketer and coach (born 1966)}}

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{{Infobox cricketer

| name = Santosh Jedhe

| image =

| fullname = Santosh Venkatrao Jedhe

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1966|6|9|df=yes}}

| birth_place = Poona, Maharashtra, India

| batting = Right-handed

| bowling = Right-arm offspin

| role = All-rounder

| family =

| club1 = Maharashtra

| year1 = 1989/90

| date = 24 September 2022

| source = https://www.espncricinfo.com/player/santosh-jedhe-29693 CricInfo

}}

Santosh Jedhe is an Indian former cricketer and current head coach of Maharashtra cricket team.{{Cite web |title=- Telegraph India |url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/ |access-date=2022-09-24 |website=www.telegraphindia.com |language=en}} He has represented Maharashtra in 79 first-class matches between 1989 and 1998.{{Cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/india/content/player/29693.html|title=Santosh Jedhe |accessdate=28 November 2020 |work=ESPN Cricinfo}} Jedhe, an allrounder, played an important role in Maharashtra's 1992–93 Ranji Trophy season by scoring 867 runs and claiming 37 wickets, he was the leading run scorer of 1992 Ranji trophy.{{cite news |last1=Karhadkar |first1=Amol |title='One of the ends was a green top, the other a dustbowl' |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/_/id/21565455/players-recall-1992-93-ranji-trophy-final-punjab-maharashtra |access-date=29 November 2020 |publisher=Cricinfo.com |date=28 January 2014}} He was the highest run score of 1992-1993 Ranji trophy season. In Ranji trophy, his batting average was 50.02.

Career

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Jedhe scored most runs in 1992 Ranji trophy. He played important knock in Maharashtras' victory in quarterfinal against Tamil Nadu at Bhusawal. He scored 168 runs in first inning and took 5 wickets in inning the winning cause.http://static.espncricinfo.com/db/ARCHIVE/1992-93/IND_LOCAL/RANJI/KNOCK-OUTS/TN_MAHA_RJI-QF2_19-23FEB1993.html Maharashtra emerged as second runner up in the final.Jedhe played a vital role in Maharashtra’s success in domestic cricket during the 1990s.

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