Dinesh Salunkhe (born 12 November 1982 in

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) is an Indian

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er. He is a right-handed

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and a

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bowler. Played Legend League in 2022. Salunkhe made six appearances for the victorious

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team in the 2008

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competition. To date all his professional appearances have been in

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cricket; he has never played

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. Salunkhe shot to fame when he was chosen as 'Man of the Series' in there first season of

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, India's first-ever cricket talent-hunting

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show

His prize was a scholarship with

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for the 2007 English cricket season. During this period, Salunkhe played in some games for Leicestershire Second XI. Upon returning to India he was signed up to play for the

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cricket team.

Indian Premier League

Dinesh Salunkhe represented the victorious

in the inaugural edition of the

in 2008. Salunkhe was a lower-order batsman for the Royals, who impressed with the bat in his debut, scoring 26 runs. He kept up a steady average in the lower order, though he was only twice called up to bowl, capturing just one wicket. Salunkhe was not picked for the semi-final or final of the competition, however, with his final game coming in the last preliminary round match against

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. On 15 April 2009, he was axed by Rajasthan Royals, citing his poor form for the omission from the squad for the 2009 season.

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