Abhijit Deshpande
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| Full name | Abhijit Prakash Deshpande | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | February 22, 1968 Poona, Maharashtra, India | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1986–1992 | Maharashtra | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: CricketArchive, 3 December 2025 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Abhijit Prakash Deshpande (born 22 February 1968) is a former Indian cricketer who played for Maharashtra in Indian domestic cricket. He was a right-handed top-order batsman.
From Pune, Deshpande made his first-class debut in December 1986, playing against Saurashtra in the 1986–87 Ranji Trophy.[1] He scored his maiden first-class half-century during the 1990–91 season, making 60 against Gujarat.[2] In the 1991–92 Ranji Trophy, Deshpande scored 465 runs from six games.[3] In the first game of the tournament, against Gujarat, he scored 217 from 329 balls opening the batting with Surendra Bhave, putting on 287 for the second wicket with Santosh Jedhe.[4] In the tournament's quarter-final, against Haryana, he scored 86,[5] but that was his last appearance for Maharashtra.[1]
References
- ^ a b First-class matches played by Abhijit Deshpande – CricketArchive. Retrieved 25 January 2016.
- ^ Maharashtra v Gujarat, Ranji Trophy 1990/91 (West Zone) – CricketArchive. Retrieved 25 January 2016.
- ^ Batting and fielding for Maharashtra, Ranji Trophy 1991/92 – CricketArchive. Retrieved 25 January 2016.
- ^ Gujarat v Maharashtra, Ranji Trophy 1991/92 (West Zone) – CricketArchive. Retrieved 25 January 2016.
- ^ Maharashtra v Haryana, Ranji Trophy 1991/92 (Quarter-Final) – CricketArchive. Retrieved 25 January 2016.
External links
- Abhijit Deshpande at ESPNcricinfo
- Abhijit Deshpande at CricketArchive (subscription required)