Pankaj Kumar Rao (born 19 October 1989) is an Indian

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er. He made his first-class debut for

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in the

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on 13 October 2016. He made his

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debut for Chhattisgarh in the 2016–17 Inter State Twenty-20 Tournament on 30 January 2017. He was the leading wicket-taker for Chhattisgarh in the

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, with fifteen dismissals in six matches. He was also the leading wicket-taker for Chhattisgarh in the

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, with 29 dismissals in eight matches.

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* 1989 births Living people Indian cricketers 21st-century Indian sportsmen Madhya Pradesh cricketers Chhattisgarh cricketers Place of birth missing (living people) {{India-cricket-bio-1989-stub