Vanka Pratap | |
Country: | India |
Birth Date: | 21 November 1973 |
Birth Place: | Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, India |
Batting: | Right-handed |
Bowling: | Right-arm medium |
Role: | Batting all-rounder |
Club1: | Hyderabad |
Year1: | 1991/92–2001/02 |
Columns: | 2 |
Column1: | FC |
Matches1: | 83 |
Runs1: | 3,957 |
Bat Avg1: | 36.30 |
100S/50S1: | 6/27 |
Top Score1: | 136 |
Deliveries1: | 3,268 |
Wickets1: | 44 |
Bowl Avg1: | 37.88 |
Fivefor1: | 1 |
Tenfor1: | 0 |
Best Bowling1: | 5/100 |
Catches/Stumpings1: | 49/– |
Column2: | List A |
Matches2: | 49 |
Runs2: | 1,190 |
Bat Avg2: | 37.18 |
100S/50S2: | 3/4 |
Top Score2: | 107 |
Deliveries2: | 1,002 |
Wickets2: | 22 |
Bowl Avg2: | 36.40 |
Fivefor2: | 0 |
Tenfor2: | n/a |
Best Bowling2: | 3/24 |
Catches/Stumpings2: | 13/– |
Date: | 28 March |
Year: | 2016 |
Source: | http://www.espncricinfo.com/india/content/player/32362.html ESPNcricinfo |
Vanka Pratap (born 21 November 1973) is an Indian former first-class cricketer who represented Hyderabad and India A. He later worked as a selector for the Hyderabad Cricket Association.
An all-rounder, Pratap batted right-handed and bowled right-arm medium pace. He made his first-class debut for Hyderabad at the age of 18 in December 1991. He went on to make 83 first-class and 49 List A appearances for Hyderabad, South Zone, Board President's XI, Wills XI and India A. He scored just under 4000 first-class and over 1000 List A runs, and took 66 wickets in the two formats combined.[1] His final first-class appearance came in December 2001 at the age of 28.
In 2003, Pratap made allegations that he was asked to bribe a selector to play for India by a person on behalf of the selector.[2] [3]
Pratap later worked as a member of the Ranji team selection committee of the Hyderabad Cricket Association (HCA).[4] He also served as the chairman of the junior team selection committee of the HCA.[5]