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Born | Dharwad, Karnataka, India | 14 June 1974|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Batting | Right-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Role | Wicket-keeper | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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1994/95–1999/00 | Karnataka | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2003/04 | Goa | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source:ESPNcricinfo,18 February 2016 |
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