Vinit Sharadchandra Wadkar (born 4 February 1955) is an Indian former first-class cricketer who represented Baroda cricket team from 1978/79 to 1988/89. After retirement, he became a coach for the Baroda Cricket Association.
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| Full name | Vinit Sharadchandra Wadkar | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | (1955-02-04) 4 February 1955 (age 67) Bombay, Maharashtra, India | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm fast-medium | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Bowler | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1978/79–1988/89 | Baroda | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: ESPNcricinfo, 7 March 2016 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born on 4 February 1955 in Bombay, Wadkar played first-class cricket as a right-arm fast-medium bowler for Baroda. He appeared in a total of 35 first-class and 4 List A matches between the 1978/79 and 1988/89 seasons. He also represented West Zone in 1980/81.[1]
Wadkar took up various coaching roles after his playing career. He was the coach of the Baroda team in early-2000s. Baroda won the 2000–01 Ranji Trophy during his tenure.[2] He also worked as the manager of the Baroda senior team,[3] before working as the coach of Baroda under-22 and under-19 teams of the Baroda Cricket Association.[4][5]