Rajiv Ramesh Kulkarni (born 25 September 1962) is a former

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er. He played domestic cricket for

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as a

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and swing bowler. He took 8 for 111 in the semi-final of the

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in 1982–83, and played in his first

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in December 1983 against West Indies. He was called in shortly before the

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against

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in his home town of Bombay in October 1986, where he made his Test debut. He played two more Tests against

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in February 1987, but his Test career ended after these 3 matches. He played the last of his 10 ODIs, also against Pakistan, in March 1987. He was selected for the Indian

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squad in 1990 Asia Cup but did not play a match. Kulkarni, nicknamed as 'Thommo', is considered to be the fastest Indian bowler of 80's and

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had acknowledged the same, in his first interview with

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. He retired from

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in 1993, and has a sports equipment business. He stepped down from the Mumbai Cricket Association's (MCA) formed Cricket Improvement Committee (CIC).

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