Vineet Saxena

Indian cricketer (born 1980)

Vineet Saxena

Personal information

Full name|

Vineet Ashokkumar Saxena

Born|  (1980-12-03) 3 December 1980 (age 43)
Margao, Goa, India
Batting| Right-handed
Bowling| Right-arm off-break
Role| Batsman
Domestic team information
Years| Team
1998/99–2004/05| Rajasthan
2005/06| Railways
2006/07–2018| Uttarakhand
Career statistics
| Competition | FC | LA | T20

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Matches | 99 | 12 | 4
Runs scored | 6103 | 317 | 64
Batting average | 37.21 | 31.70 | 32.00
100s/50s | 13/31 | 0/2 | 0/0
Top score | 257 | 66 | 39*
Balls bowled | 348 | 6 | –
Wickets | 5 | 0 | –
Bowling average | 47.00 | – | –
5 wickets in innings | 0 | – | –
10 wickets in match | 0 | – | –
Best bowling | 2/28 | – | –
Catches/stumpings | 78/– | 2/– | 0/–

Source: Cricinfo, 26 December 2013

Vineet Ashokkumar Saxena (born 3 December 1980) is an Indian cricketer who plays for Uttarakhand in domestic cricket. He is a right-hand batsman and off-break bowler. He is a regular member of Central Zone team in Duleep Trophy.

## Career

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Saxena made his first-class debut for Rajasthan in February 1999 against Bengal. He represented India Under-19s in an ODI match against Sri Lanka in March that year.[1] After Rajasthan got relegated to Plate division in the 2004/05 season, Saxena switched to Railways in the 2005/06 season. In 2006/07, he returned to playing for Rajasthan.

Saxena shot to limelight when he scored 143 against the defending champions Mumbai in the quarterfinals of the 2010-11 Ranji Trophy. He shared a 240-run second-wicket partnership with captain Hrishikesh Kanitkar which helped Rajasthan advance to the semifinals on first innings lead.[2] In the semifinal against Tamil Nadu, he scored 72 as the match was drawn and Rajasthan advanced to the final.[3] He had scores of 31 and 0 in the final against Baroda. Rajasthan won the trophy for the first time and Saxena finished with 566 runs from 12 innings at an average of 51.45.[4]

In the 2011-12 Ranji Trophy season, Saxena was the second highest run-getter of the tournament, only behind teammate Robin Bist. Saxena scored 897 runs from 18 innings at an average of 52.76 with two hundreds and five fifties.[5] In the semifinal against Haryana on a seamer-friendly wicket at Rohtak, Saxena top-scored for Rajasthan in both innings with 32 and 58, as Rajasthan went on to win by 64 runs.[6] In the final against Tamil Nadu, Saxena scored a career-best 257 helping his team to win the trophy for the second time in succession.[7]

## Coaching career

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In May 2024, Saxena was appointed batting coach for the National Cricket Academy high-performance camp for Under-19 boys. [8]

## References

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1. ^ Sri Lanka Under-19s in India 1998/99 (1st ODI) - India Under-19s v Sri Lanka Under-19s
2. ^ Ranji Trophy 2010/11 (Quarter-Final) - Rajasthan v Mumbai
3. ^ Ranji Trophy 2010/11 (Semi-Final) - Rajasthan v Tamil Nadu
4. ^ Batting and Fielding for Rajasthan in Ranji Trophy 2010/11
5. ^ Batting and Fielding in Ranji Trophy 2011/12 (Ordered by Runs)
6. ^ Ranji Trophy 2011/12 (Semi-Final) - Haryana v Rajasthan
7. ^ Ranji Trophy 2011/12 (Final) - Tamil Nadu v Rajasthan
8. ^ "Vineet Saxena appointed batting coach for NCA high performance camp". The Times of India. Retrieved 1 June 2024.

## External links

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* Vineet Saxena at ESPNcricinfo