Personal information | |
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Full name | Andimani Ganga Pradeep |
Born | Vijayawada, India | 13 January 1987
Batting | Right-handed |
Bowling | Right-arm off spin |
Role | Middle-order batsman |
Domestic team information | |
Years | Team |
2004–2017 | Andhra Pradesh |
Source:ESPNcricinfo,7 October 2015 |
Andimani Ganga Pradeep (born 13 January 1987) is a retired Indian cricketer who played for Andhra Pradesh from 2004 to 2017. He was a right-handed middle-order batsman.
Pradeep was born on 13 January 1987 in Vijayawada. [1] [2] He comes from a family of cricketers,with his father A. G. Prasad,brother A. G. Praveen and uncle I. Sreenivas also playing first-class cricket for Andhra. [3] Outside of cricket,he worked in Chennai for the Indian Overseas Bank. [4]
Pradeep was captain of India's under-17 squad and represented the India national under-19 cricket team. He made his senior debut for Andhra in 2004 at the age of 17. [3]
Pradeep played 64 Ranji Trophy matches for Andhra,scoring six centuries. [4] He captained Andhra during the 2012–13 season. [5] His last match for the state was in the 2016-17 Vijay Hazare Trophy. He announced his retirement from all forms of cricket in August 2020. [3]
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