Hemang Badani

Hemang Badani
Personal information
Full name	Hemang Kamal Badani
Born	14 November 1976 (age 47); Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
Batting	Left-hand bat
Bowling	Slow left-arm orthodox
Role	Middle order batsman
International information
National side	India (2000–2004);
Test debut (cap 237)	15 June 2001 v Zimbabwe
Last Test	29 August 2001 v Sri Lanka
ODI debut (cap 139)	30 May 2000 v Bangladesh
Last ODI	13 March 2004 v Pakistan
Domestic team information
1996-2007	Tamil Nadu
2007-2013	Vidarbha
2009	Chennai Super Kings
Career statistics
	Source: ESPNcricinfo, 4 September 2017

Hemang Kamal Badani (// (listen); born 14 November 1976) is a former Indian Cricketer, who played for Tamil Nadu and Vidarbha. Also Captained Tamil Nadu for some years.

Early life[edit]

Hemang Badani is born in a Gujarati family in Chennai, Tamil Nadu.^[1]

Domestic career[edit]

He played for a period in the breakaway Indian Cricket League for the Chennai Superstars team. Therefore, he was ruled ineligible for mainstream cricket with Tamil Nadu and India during this time.

In 2007, Badani signed up for the Indian Cricket League. He quit the ICL in 2009 and made himself available for selection for the Indian Premier League, domestic cricket, and consideration for the Indian national cricket team after one year of quitting the ICL.

On 27 January 2010, he along with Tamil Nadu all-rounder C Ganapthy were selected by the Chennai Super Kings for the 2010 Indian Premier League but was not chosen in any of the matches. He plays for Vidarbha in Ranji Trophy.

International career[edit]

Hemang Badani is a polished middle-order batsman and a sleek fielder whose two years in international cricket were characterised by a calm head and inconsistency. At 23, Badani came into an Indian one-day side in the throes of change post match-fixing, and instantly seemed prepared for the void left down the order by the absence of Ajay Jadeja. Upright, and given to scoring in the V, Badani proved adept at remaining not out, and his high point was a wonderfully paced hundred against Australia at Pune in 2001-02. Subsequently, his form became patchy and he was edged out of the squad as other youngsters seized their day. Yet, a grinding hundred in the Ranji final of 2002-03, followed immediately by a good tour of England as vice-captain of the A team, meant he was in with a chance again.

His most famous innings was the ODI against Australia in the 2000–2001 series at Pune, where he scored a gritty century.^[2]^[3] Sourav Ganguly, the then captain played Badani consistently for several more tours, mostly as middle-lower order batting all rounder who bowled left arm orthodox spin. He made several appearances before he was dropped from the ODI team in 2004.

International centuries[edit]

ODI centuries[edit]

One Day International centuries of Hemang Badani
No	Runs	Match	Against	City/Country	Venue	Start date	Result
[1]	100		Australia	Pune, India	Nehru Stadium	28 March 2001	Lost

International awards[edit]

One Day International Cricket[edit]

Man of the Match awards[edit]

No.	Opponent	Venue	Date	Match Performance	Result
1	Zimbabwe	Barabati Stadium, Cuttack	2 December 2000	1 ct. ; 58* (69 balls: 3x4, 1x6)	India won by 3 wickets.^[4]

References[edit]

↑ Lokapally, Vijay. "World Cup enters Indian hinterland through multilingual commentary". Sportstar. Retrieved 15 October 2020.
↑ "Full Scorecard of India vs Australia 2nd ODI 2001 - Score Report | ESPNcricinfo.com". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 15 January 2021.
↑ Bhargav, Dixit (28 March 2020). "On This Day: Watch Hemang Badani registers maiden ODI century vs Australia in Pune". The SportsRush. Retrieved 15 January 2021.
↑ "2000-2001 India v Zimbabwe - 1st Match - Cuttack".

External links[edit]

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[1] Lokapally, Vijay. "World Cup enters Indian hinterland through multilingual commentary". Sportstar. Retrieved 15 October 2020.

[2] "Full Scorecard of India vs Australia 2nd ODI 2001 - Score Report | ESPNcricinfo.com". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 15 January 2021.

[3] Bhargav, Dixit (28 March 2020). "On This Day: Watch Hemang Badani registers maiden ODI century vs Australia in Pune". The SportsRush. Retrieved 15 January 2021.

[4] "2000-2001 India v Zimbabwe - 1st Match - Cuttack".

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