Guru Amonkar

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Guru Amonkar was an Indian cricketer who played for Goa.

Amonkar made a single first-class appearance for the team, against Kerala in the 1985-96 Ranji Trophy. He scored 7 runs in the first innings of the match, and 5 runs in the second, as Kerala won the match by a six-wicket margin.


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