Pratik Desai (born 25 December 1989) is an Indian cricketer. [1] He is a right-handed batsman and leg-break bowler who plays Mizoram. He had previously played for Maharashtra & Services. He was born in Pune.
Desai made his cricketing debut for Maharashtra Under-17s in the 2006-07 Vijay Merchant Trophy in December 2006. He made his only first-class appearance in the same month, against Bengal. He scored a golden duck in the first innings in which he batted, and 4 runs in the second.
Desai made two Twenty20 appearances in April 2007, as Maharashtra finished bottom of their group.
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