Hrishikesh Hemant Kanitkar (born November 14, 1974, in Pune

Pune

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, Maharashtra

Maharashtra

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) is an India

India

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n cricket

Cricket

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er and the son of former Indian cricketer Hemant Kanitkar

Hemant Kanitkar

Hemant Shamsunder Kanitkar is a former Indian cricketer who played in 2 Tests in 1974. His son, Hrishikesh Kanitkar went on to represent India in the late 1990s....

. He is a left-handed batsman and a right-arm offbreak bowler.

He scored prolifically for the Maharashtra cricket team

Maharashtra cricket team

The Maharashtra cricket team is a domestic cricket team based in the Indian state of Maharashtra in the city of Pune. It is in the Plate Group of the Ranji Trophy...

 in the Ranji Trophy

Ranji Trophy

The Ranji Trophy is a domestic first-class cricket championship played in India between different city and state sides, equivalent to the County Championship in England and the Sheffield Shield in Australia...

 to bring himself into contention for national selection. He only had a brief international career, playing two Tests in 1999/2000. He is best remembered for hitting the final four runs (when India required 3 runs to win from 2 balls) in the Independence Cup final against Pakistan, in fading light. Although off the international scene for quite some time, Kanitkar joined Brentwood Cricket Club in Essex for the 2006 season. During this season he enjoyed the English conditions, scoring over 1000 runs throughout the season with an average of 76.

Kanitkar currently plays for Rajasthan

Rajasthan cricket team

The Rajasthan cricket team is a domestic cricket team based in the Indian state of Rajasthan. Team emerged as the champion of the Ranji Trophy in 2011, after finishing runners-up eight times . It is currently in the Ranji Trophy elite group."Rajasthan cricket team" is also popularly known as...

 Ranji

Ranji Trophy

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 team as a guest player.. In 2010–2011 season, he captained Rajasthan Team in the Ranji Trophy and led them to their maiden Ranji Trophy triumph after defeating Baroda

Baroda cricket team

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 in the finals.

In the fourth season of Indian Premier League

Indian Premier League

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 cricket tournament, Kanitkar is set to play for Kochi Tuskers Kerala.