Vijay Telang

Vijay Shankar Telang (March 13, 1952 – June 18, 2013) was an Indian cricketer who played for, captained, and later coached Vidarbha cricket team. A right-hand batsman and very occasional medium-fast bowler who was born in Nagpur, Maharashtra, Telang played 58 first-class and one day matches for Vidarbha in the Ranji Trophy and Deodhar Trophy between 1970 and 1986, scoring nearly 3,000 runs.[1] After retirement, he became a coach for the domestic team's U-16 and U-19 sides, and later also became a selector for the First XI team.[2] In 2012 he became the First XI coach, however he retired only months later on health grounds, and died less than a year later, aged 61.[2][3]

Notes

  1. ↑ "Player Profile: Vijay Telang". ESPN CricInfo. Retrieved 28 July 2013.
  2. 1 2 "Vijay Telang appointed Vidarbha coach". ESPN CricInfo. April 14, 2012. Retrieved 28 July 2013.
  3. ↑ "Former Vidarbha captain, coach Vijay Telang dies". ESPN CricInfo. June 19, 2013. Retrieved 28 July 2013.

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