Priyank Panchal

Priyank Kiritbhai Panchal (born 9 April 1990) is an Indian former cricketer. He played for Gujarat primarily as a right-handed opening batsman. He was born in Ahmedabad. The following month, he became the first player for Gujarat to score 1,000 runs in a single Ranji Trophy season. He finished the 2016–17 Ranji Trophy season with the most runs in the competition, with a total of 1,310 from ten matches and seventeen innings.

He was the leading run-scorer for Gujarat in the 2017–18 Ranji Trophy, with 542 runs in seven matches. In July 2018, he was named in the squad for India Green for the 2018–19 Duleep Trophy. He was also the leading run-scorer for Gujarat in the 2018–19 Vijay Hazare Trophy, with 367 runs in eight matches. He was the leading run-scorer for Gujarat in the group-stage of the 2018–19 Ranji Trophy, with 898 runs in nine matches. He finished the tournament with 898 runs in nine matches.

In August 2019, he was named as the captain of the India Red team for the 2019–20 Duleep Trophy. In October 2019, he was named in India B's squad for the 2019–20 Deodhar Trophy.

In January 2021, he was named as one of five standby players in India's Test squad for their series against England. In November 2021, he was named as captain of the India A team for their tour of South Africa. In December 2021, he was named in India's squad for Test series versus South Africa, replacing Rohit Sharma, who was suffering from hamstring injury. In February 2022, he was named in India's Test squad for their series against Sri Lanka. He was close to making his debut during the 2021-22 South Africa tour but didn’t get the chance to wear the national cap.

In May 2025, Panchal announced his retirement from all forms of cricket.