Prashant Vaidya

Prashant Vaidya Biography

Years before Umesh Yadav, Prashant Vaidya played for Vidarbha. He started off as a medium-pace bowler. With time things changed: a stint at the MRF Pace Foundation helped, and Vaidya started bowling so fast that eye-witnesses called him quicker than Javagal Srinath — and the quickest in the country.

He later shifted to Bengal for better exposure, and had an excellent season in 1993-94, taking 53 wickets at 20. In Ranji Trophy his 31 wickets came at 22.

He bowled brilliantly in the Ranji Trophy, peaking in the knockout matches: 3 for 61 against in the quarter-final against Delhi; 3 for 51 and 2 for 50 in the pre-quarter-final against Hyderabad; and 4 for 49 and 2 for 11 in the semi-final against Baroda. Unfortunately, he went wicketless on a rank turner in the final against Bombay.

He was picked for the New Zealand Centenary Tournament in 1994-95, where he got David Boon in his only match. He played 3 more matches in all, and his international career was over by April 1996. He quit after that season despite taking 28 wickets at 22 including 5 for 50 and 5 for 76 in a Duleep Trophy match against South Zone.

Vaidya also played for India A, and often featured in tour games when overseas teams visited.

He later founded Suhara Powerline.

Abhishek Mukherjee

Prashant Vaidya Batting & Fielding Averages

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Prashant Vaidya Bowling Averages

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