Vanka Pratap (born 21 November 1973) is an Indian former first-class cricketer who represented Hyderabad and India A. He later worked as a selector for the Hyderabad Cricket Association.

Vanka Pratap
Personal information
Born (1973-11-21) 21 November 1973 (age 50)
Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, India
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm medium
RoleBatting all-rounder
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1991/92–2001/02Hyderabad
Career statistics
Competition FC List A
Matches 83 49
Runs scored 3,957 1,190
Batting average 36.30 37.18
100s/50s 6/27 3/4
Top score 136 107
Balls bowled 3,268 1,002
Wickets 44 22
Bowling average 37.88 36.40
5 wickets in innings 1 0
10 wickets in match 0 n/a
Best bowling 5/100 3/24
Catches/stumpings 49/– 13/–
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 28 March 2016

Life and career

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An all-rounder, Pratap batted right-handed and bowled right-arm medium pace. He made his first-class debut for Hyderabad at the age of 18 in December 1991. He went on to make 83 first-class and 49 List A appearances for Hyderabad, South Zone, Board President's XI, Wills XI and India A. He scored just under 4000 first-class and over 1000 List A runs, and took 66 wickets in the two formats combined.[1] His final first-class appearance came in December 2001 at the age of 28.

In 2003, Pratap made allegations that he was asked to bribe a selector to play for India by a person on behalf of the selector.[2][3]

Pratap later worked as a member of the Ranji team selection committee of the Hyderabad Cricket Association (HCA).[4] He also served as the chairman of the junior team selection committee of the HCA.[5]

References

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  1. ^ "Vanka Pratap". CricketArchive. Retrieved 28 March 2016.
  2. ^ "HCA seeks explanation from Vanka Pratap". Rediff. 24 November 2003. Retrieved 28 March 2016.
  3. ^ "Vanka Pratap retracts allegation". ESPNcricinfo. 27 November 2003. Retrieved 28 March 2016.
  4. ^ "Police summon Vanka Pratap". The Hindu. 18 January 2009. Retrieved 28 March 2016.
  5. ^ "HCA to set up academy to train young players". The Times of India. 9 July 2011. Retrieved 28 March 2016.
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