Vinayak Samant

{{Short description|Indian cricketer (born 1972)}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2016}}

{{Use Indian English|date=September 2016}}

{{Infobox cricketer

| name = Vinayak Samant

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| country = India

| fullname = Vinayak Radhakrishna Samant

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1972|10|25|df=yes}}

| birth_place = Mumbai, Maharashtra

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| death_place =

| batting = Right-handed

| role = Wicketkeeper

| club1 = Assam

| year1 = {{nowrap|1995/96–2000/01}}

| club2 = Mumbai

| year2 = 2002/03–2009/10

| club3 = Tripura

| year3 = 2011/12

| date = 24 April

| year = 2016

| source = http://www.espncricinfo.com/india/content/player/33805.html ESPNcricinfo

}}

Vinayak Radhakrishna Samant (born 25 October 1972) is an Indian cricketer who played for Tripura, Mumbai and Assam.{{Cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/india/content/player/33805.html |title=Samant |accessdate=2 November 2015 |work=ESPN Cricinfo}} Born at Mumbai, he is a right-handed wicket-keeper batsman. Samant mainly played in the shadow of Sameer Dighe as Dighe was first-choice keeper for Mumbai. Samant played for Assam from 1995 to 2001. He returns to Mumbai when Sameer Dighe retire. He played eight seasons with Mumbai before moving to Tripura an retiring in 2012.[http://www.espncricinfo.com/ranjisuperleague2009/content/story/444403.html Vinayak Samant quits Mumbai] Since retiring he took-up coaching,[http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/india-in-australia/top-stories/Mumbai-boys-Mane-Samant-turn-to-coaching/articleshow/20078723.cms Mumbai boys Mane, Samant turn to coaching][http://www.espncricinfo.com/india/content/story/269015.html Searching for the highest honour][http://www.espncricinfo.com/ranjisuperleague2009/content/story/444122.html Mumbai's bloody-mindedness to the fore] becoming the head coach for Mumbai in July 2018.{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/story/_/id/24077164/vinayak-samant-pips-ramesh-powar-become-mumbai-coach |title=Vinayak Samant pips Powar to become Mumbai coach |work=ESPN Cricinfo |accessdate=12 July 2018}}