Hemant Anand Kinikar (born 6 December 1971) is an Indian former

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er who played for

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. He became a cricket coach after his playing career.

Career

Kinikar played as a right-handed

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and occasional

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bowler. He made his first-class debut for Maharashtra against Saurashtra at the age of 20 during the

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and scored 110 and 47 in that match. He was the second highest run-scorer of the tournament finishing behind teammate

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, with 754 runs in 8 matches, while Maharashtra reached the final of the tournament. He appeared in 37 first-class matches and 23

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matches, including appearances for West Zone. Kinikar took up cricket coaching after his retirement. In 2016, he was a coach at

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's academy in

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and head coach of the HK Bounce Cricket Academy in Pune.

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Kinikar, Hemant 1971 births Living people Indian cricketers Maharashtra cricketers West Zone cricketers Cricketers from Pune