Ganesh Gaikwad (born 4 December 1987) is an Indian cricketer. He is a right-handed batsman and right-arm off-break bowler who plays for Maharashtra. He was born in Pune.
Gaikwad made his cricketing debut for the Under-14s team during the 2000–01 season, and made his way through the Under-15s, Under-17s, Under-19s and Under-22s teams. He made his first-class debut in December 2008, and made four appearances during the 2008-09 Vijay Hazare Trophy competition.
Since May 2009 he has appeared for the Maharashtra Cricket Association XI in tours of Bangladesh and Australia.
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