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Full name | Nilesh Rambhai Odedra |
Born | Porbandar, Gujarat, India | April 15, 1973
Batting | Left-handed |
Bowling | Right-arm offbreak |
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 10 February 2020 |
Nilesh Rambhai Odedra (born 15 April 1973) [1] is a former Indian cricketer. [1] He played as a left-handed batsman and right-arm offbreak bowler. [2]
Between 1989 and 1996, he played for Saurashtra cricket team in 26 first-class cricket and 15 List A cricket matches. Primarily a batsman, he scored 1,684 first-class runs at a batting average of 37.42 runs per innings, making four centuries and a highest score of 142. [1] He was born in Porbandar, Gujarat. [2]
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