About Vinayak Samant
Born 1972. Vinayak Samant is an Indian cricketer.
Vinayak Radhakrishna Samant (born 25 October 1972) is an Indian cricketer who played for Tripura, Mumbai and Assam. Born at Mumbai, he is a right-handed wicket-keeper batsman. Samant mainly played in the shadow of Sameer Dighe as Dighe was first-choice keeper for Mumbai. Samant played for Assam from 1995 to 2001. He returns to Mumbai when Sameer Dighe retire. He played eight seasons with Mumbai before moving to Tripura an retiring in 2012. Since retiring he took-up coaching, becoming the head coach for Mumbai in July 2018.
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Vinayak Samant was born on 25 October 1972 in Mumbai.
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MLA: "Vinayak Samant." Biography.guide, https://biography.guide/vinayak-samant/.
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