Hari Gidwani (born 23 October 1953) is an Indian former first-classcricketer and selector. He played over 100 first-class matches mainly representing Delhi and Bihar.
Hari Gidwani
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(1953-10-23) 23 October 1953 (age 69) Delhi, India
Gidwani played as a right-handed middle-order batsman, known to be "a dashing stroke player".[1] He appeared in 119 first-class matches in a career spanning 20 seasons from 1972/73 to 1991/92 and scored more than 6000 runs. He started his career with his home team Delhi, but switched to Bihar in 1978/79. He top-scored with 100 and 48 against the visiting Sri Lankan team in 1975/76,[2] but did not gain Indian team selection.[1] Gidwani scored centuries in five Ranji Trophy matches in succession during 1986–87 Ranji Trophy and 1987–88 Ranji Trophy.[3] His highest score of 229 came against Karnataka in the 1989–90 Ranji Trophy pre-quarterfinal in which he was also the captain.[4]
After retiring, Gidwani became a junior team selector. He worked as a member of the Delhi selection panel since the 1990s,[5][6] a position he holds as of October 2015.
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