Milap Pradeepkumar Mewada (born 15 September 1974) is a former Indian first-class

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er who played for

Baroda Vadodara (), also known as Baroda, is a city situated on the banks of the Vishwamitri River in the Indian state of Gujarat. It serves as the administrative headquarters of the Vadodara district. The city is named for its abundance of banyan ...

from 1996/97 to 2004/05. He became a cricket coach after his playing career. He is the batting coach of the Afghanistan national cricket team.

Life and career

Born in

Mehsana Mehsana (), also spelled Mahesana, is a city and the headquarters of Mehsana district in the Indian state of Gujarat. Established in 14th century, the city was under Gaekwad dynasty, Gaekwads of Baroda State from 18th century to the independen ...

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, Mewada played for India under-19s in the 1993/94 season before getting selected in the

senior team two seasons later. As a

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, he appeared in a total of 11 first-class and 26

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matches in a career that spanned between 1996/97 and 2004/05. He also represented West Zone in the

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. Mewada took up cricket coaching following his retirement. After having worked as the assistant coach of Baroda, Mewada coached the Chhattisgarh under-19 team which qualified for the knockout stage of a domestic competition. He was selected as the head coach of

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in 2018, with former Baroda teammate

Irfan Pathan Irfan Pathan (; born 27 October 1984) is an Indian cricket commentator, analyst and former player. He was a bowling all-rounder and member of the Indian cricket team that won the inaugural 2007 ICC Twenty20 World Cup and 2013 ICC Champion ...

being named its mentor.

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Mewada, Milap 1974 births Living people Cricketers from Gujarat Baroda cricketers West Zone cricketers Indian cricket coaches People from Mehsana district