Prashant Vaidya

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Prashant Vaidya
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BowlingRight-arm fast-medium
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Prashant Vaidya (born 23 September 1967) is a former Indian cricketer. He played domestic cricket for Bengal and played four One Day Internationals for India in 1995 and 1996. At that time he was considered to be the fastest bowler in India.

He was instrumental in developing the Vidarbha Cricket Association coaching academy. [1] [2]

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References

  1. "Prashant Vaidya: The Quick & Correct Decision-Maker". The Times of India. 3 January 2018. ISSN   0971-8257 . Retrieved 1 February 2024.
  2. "Ranji Trophy 2018-19: How Prashant Vaidya, Chandrakant Pandit and others made Vidarbha a force to reckon with - Firstcricket News, Firstpost". Firstpost. 26 January 2019. Retrieved 1 February 2024.