Carlton Saldanha (born 12 August 1962) is a former Indian first-class

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er who played for

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from 1980/81 to 1992/93. He also played for India under-19 and under-25 teams. He was also formerly the director of the now defunct Frontiers Group India (FGI).

Career

Saldanha was born in

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on 12 August 1962. He made his

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debut at the age of 18 during

1980–81 Ranji Trophy The 1980–81 Ranji Trophy was the 47th season of the Ranji Trophy. Bombay won the title defeating Delhi in the final. Highlights *In the quarterfinal against Railways, Madan Lal of Delhi Delhi, officially the National Capital Territor ...

playing for Karnataka. During his playing career, which spanned between the 1980/81 and 1992/93 seasons, he appeared in 66 first-class matches and 8

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matches. In 1981, he played two Youth Tests and one Youth ODI on India's Under-19 tour of England. Saldanha was the leading run-getter of the

1986–87 Ranji Trophy The 1986–87 Ranji Trophy was the 53rd season of the Ranji Trophy The Ranji Trophy is a premier domestic first-class cricket championship played in India and organized annually by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI). The teams ...

with 782 runs at an average of more than 71. Between the 1986/87 and 1987/88 seasons, he was selected in the

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and the India Under-25 team. His batting style was said to have been very similar to that of

Sunil Gavaskar Sunil Manohar "Sunny" Gavaskar (Marathi pronunciation: Help:IPA/Marathi, uniːl ɡaːʋəskəɾ born 10 July 1949), is a former captain of the Indian national cricket team who represented India national cricket team, India and Mumbai crick ...

. Saldanha currently works as the director of Frontiers Group India (FGI). Collaborating with the

Karnataka State Cricket Association Karnataka State Cricket Association (KSCA) is the governing body of Cricket in the Indian state of Karnataka. The association is affiliated to the Board of Control for Cricket in India and governs the Karnataka cricket team. The association was ...

, Frontiers organized the first-ever

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tournament in India in 2004 involving some of the leading international cricketers. FGI also managed the 2009 and 2010 seasons of the

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. According to Saldanha, "FGI has held the exclusive in-stadia advertising rights for over 60 per cent of the cricket grounds in India, since 2000 for all bilateral international cricket matches under the aegis of BCCI and has been successfully involved in over 130 international cricket matches – Test, ODIs and T20s."

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