Nikhil Haldipur

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Nikhil Haldipur (born 19 December 1977 in Kolkata) is an Indian first class cricketer. He is a left-handed batsman and represented West Bengal, India B, India A, Rest of India, East Zone and Goa. [1]

In the year 1998 he won the Castrol Most Promising Cricketer Award along with Amit Pagnis (Mumbai), Mohammed Kaif (Uttar Pradesh) and Reetinder Singh Sodhi (Punjab). [2]

He studied at St. Lawrence High School, Kolkata. Nikhil Haldipur never made it to the Indian National Team despite being recognized as one of the best left-handed batsmen in the country. He was written about in the article named "The unsung heroes" by SPORTSSTAR Magazine, edition dated 27 Jan. 2007 [3]

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References

  1. Nikhil Haldipur  at ESPNcricinfo
  2. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 17 November 2000. Retrieved 24 August 2011.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. http://www.hindu.com/tss/tss3004/stories/20070127001601300.htm [ dead link ]