Devashish Krishnakant Nilosey (born 4 December 1964) is an Indian
cricket
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er and coach.
He played in 46
first-class and 16
List A
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matches for
Madhya Pradesh
Madhya Pradesh (; ; ) is a state in central India. Its capital is Bhopal and the largest city is Indore, Indore. Other major cities includes Gwalior, Jabalpur, and Sagar, Madhya Pradesh, Sagar. Madhya Pradesh is the List of states and union te ...
from 1984/85 to 1995/96. He was an
all-rounder
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. As a batsman, he scored over 200 runs, including three centuries. His top score was 128, against
Railways
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in
December 1994. He was a right-arm
seam bowler
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, whose best bowling performance was ten wickets against
Vidarbha
Vidarbha (Pronunciation: Help:IPA/Marathi, ‹id̪əɾbʱə is a geographical region in the west Indian States and union territories of India, state of Maharashtra. Forming the eastern part of the state, it comprises Amravati Division, Amrav ...
in
November 1991. He holds the record for the worst
economy rate
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in a
Ranji Trophy
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season, with 4.54 in
1992/93.
Nilosey later coached
Madhya Pradesh
Madhya Pradesh (; ; ) is a state in central India. Its capital is Bhopal and the largest city is Indore, Indore. Other major cities includes Gwalior, Jabalpur, and Sagar, Madhya Pradesh, Sagar. Madhya Pradesh is the List of states and union te ...
,
[ as well as the ]India national under-19 cricket team
The Indian men’s national under-19 cricket team represents India in cricket at Under-19 level. The team has won five Under-19 World Cups and has the best win percentage in ODIs among all Under-19 national teams.
The team has won the Under ...
.
See also
* List of Madhya Pradesh cricketers
This is a list of all cricketers who have played first-class, list A or Twenty20 cricket for Madhya Pradesh cricket team (formerly called Holkar cricket team). Seasons given are first and last seasons; the player did not necessarily play in all ...
References
External links
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1964 births
Living people
Indian cricketers
20th-century Indian sportsmen
Madhya Pradesh cricketers
Cricketers from Indore
Indian cricket coaches
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