Rakesh Prithviraj Tandon (born 27 February 1953) is a former cricketer who played first-class cricket in India from 1969 to 1977.
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| Full name | Rakesh Prithviraj Tandon | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | (1953-02-27) 27 February 1953 (age 69) Bangalore, India | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm leg-spin | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1969-70 to 1971-72 | Vidarbha | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1971-72 | Central Zone | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1972-73 to 1977-78 | Bombay | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1975-76 | West Zone | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 23 December 2017 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rakesh Tandon was a leg-spin bowler, lower-order batsman and fine close-in fielder.[1] His best bowling figures were 6 for 34 for Central Zone against North Zone in the Duleep Trophy in 1971-72, when he and Salim Durani dismissed North Zone for 85.[2] His highest score was 142 not out for Bombay against Baroda in the Ranji Trophy in 1976-77.[3] He played in two matches for India against the visiting Sri Lankan team in 1975-76 in the days before Sri Lanka achieved Test status.[4]