Hemant Kinikar

Hemant Anand Kinikar (born 6 December 1971) is an Indian former first-class cricketer who played for Maharashtra. He became a cricket coach after his playing career.

Career Kinikar played as a right-handed opening batsman and occasional off break bowler. He made his first-class debut for Maharashtra against Saurashtra at the age of 20 during the 1992–93 Ranji Trophy and scored 110 and 47 in that match. He was the second highest run-scorer of the tournament finishing behind teammate Santosh Jedhe, with 754 runs in 8 matches, while Maharashtra reached the final of the tournament. He appeared in 37 first-class matches and 23 List A matches, including appearances for West Zone.

Kinikar took up cricket coaching after his retirement. In 2016, he was a coach at V. V. S. Laxman's academy in Hyderabad and head coach of the HK Bounce Cricket Academy in Pune.