Hari Gidwani
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23 October 1953 Delhi, India | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting style | Right-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling style | Leg break googly | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Batsman | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1972/73–1977/78 | Delhi | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1978/79–1991/92 | Bihar | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Source: ESPNcricinfo, 10 January 2016 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hari Gidwani (born 23 October 1953) is an Indian former first-class cricketer and selector. He played over 100 first-class matches mainly representing Delhi and Bihar.
Career
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.
Personal life
Gidwani studied at the Hindu College, University of Delhi.[7] He owns a sweet store in Old Delhi.[1][8]
References
- 1 2 3 "The man with a sweet spot". The Hindu. Retrieved 10 January 2016.
- ↑ "Indian Universities v Sri Lankans in 1975/76". CricketArchive. Retrieved 10 January 2016.
- ↑ "Hari Gidwani". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 10 January 2016.
- ↑ "Bihar v Karnataka in 1989/90". CricketArchive. Retrieved 10 January 2016.
- ↑ "A real asset". Sportstar. Retrieved 10 January 2016.
- ↑ "Prabhakar set to be nominated as Delhi selector". Hindustan Times. Retrieved 10 January 2016.
- ↑ "Once upon a very long time ago". The Hindu. Retrieved 10 January 2016.
- ↑ "Everyone in the city is gearing up for Diwali". Hindustan Times. Retrieved 10 January 2016.