Kiran Damodar Mokashi (born 21 September 1956) is an Indian former first-class cricketer who represented Bombay. After his playing career, he worked as a match referee and a selector for the Mumbai Cricket Association.
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| Full name | Kiran Damodar Mokashi | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 21 September 1956 Bombay, Maharashtra, India | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm off break | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Bowler | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Domestic team information | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1980/81–1990/91 | Bombay | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: ESPNcricinfo, 5 April 2016 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Life and career edit
Born in Bombay, Mokashi played as a lower-order batsman and an off spin bowler. He made his first-class debut in the 1980–81 Ranji Trophy which Bombay went on to win. He was also part of the Bombay team that won the 1981–82 Irani Trophy and the 1984–85 Ranji Trophy. In 1986, in a match for Bombay against the touring Australian team, Mokashi took a five-wicket haul which included the scalp of Australian captain Allan Border.[1] He represented West Zone in the following season. Mokashi finished his career with 146 first-class wickets from 47 matches, making his last first-class appearance in April 1991.[2]
In 2004, Mokashi started to work as a match referee in domestic cricket matches. He was appointed as a member of the senior team selection committee of Mumbai Cricket Association (MCA) in 2009.[3] He had previously worked as a member of the under-19 team selection panel[4] and chairman of selectors of the under-17 team of MCA.[5]
References edit
- ^ "Bombay v Australians in 1986/87". CricketArchive. Retrieved 5 April 2016.
- ^ "First-Class Matches played by Kiran Mokashi". CricketArchive. Retrieved 5 April 2016.
- ^ "Dighe appointed Mumbai selector". ESPNcricinfo. 16 September 2009. Retrieved 5 April 2016.
- ^ "Ghavri is new Mumbai coach". Rediff. 29 June 2005. Retrieved 5 April 2016.
- ^ "Vengsarkar to continue as MCA selection panel head". Times of India. 31 May 2003. Retrieved 5 April 2016.
External links edit
- Kiran Mokashi at ESPNcricinfo
- Kiran Mokashi at CricketArchive (subscription required)