Amit Ramkumar Yadav (born 10 October 1989) is an Indian former

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er who played for

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. He is an

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who bats right-handed and bowls right-arm

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s. He made his

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debut for Goa in 2009/10. In 2012, he was involved in the IPL spot-fixing case when he was a member of the

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squad. He was banned from playing cricket for one year, and returned to domestic cricket in the 2013/14 season.

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* Living people 1989 births Indian cricketers 21st-century Indian sportsmen Goa cricketers Cricketers from Goa Cricketers banned for corruption {{India-cricket-bio-1989-stub