Milap Pradeepkumar Mewada (born 15 September 1974) is a former Indian first-class cricketer who played for Baroda from 1996/97 to 2004/05. He became a cricket coach after his playing career. He is the batting coach of the Afghanistan national cricket team.
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| Full name | Milap Pradeepkumar Mewada | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 15 September 1974 Mehsana, Gujarat, India | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Wicket-keeper | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 1996/97–2004/05 | Baroda | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: ESPNcricinfo, 20 August 2019 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Life and career
editBorn in Mehsana, Gujarat, Mewada played for India under-19s in the 1993/94 season before getting selected in the Baroda senior team two seasons later. As a wicket-keeper, he appeared in a total of 11 first-class and 26 List A matches in a career that spanned between 1996/97 and 2004/05. He also represented West Zone in the Deodhar Trophy.[1][2]
Mewada took up cricket coaching following his retirement. After having worked as the assistant coach of Baroda, Mewada coached the Chhattisgarh under-19 team which qualified for the knockout stage of a domestic competition.[3] He was selected as the head coach of Jammu and Kashmir in 2018, with former Baroda teammate Irfan Pathan being named its mentor.[4][5]
References
edit- ^ "Milip Mewada". CricketArchive. Retrieved 20 August 2019.
- ^ "Milip Mewada". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 20 August 2019.
- ^ "Will make J&K cricketers to play as a cohesive unit Irfan Pathan". Daily Excelsior. 11 July 2018. Retrieved 20 August 2019.
- ^ Acharya, Shayan (5 July 2018). "Dream chasers from the valley". Sportstar. Retrieved 20 August 2019.
- ^ Krishna B, Venkata (23 September 2018). "Kashmir willow". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 20 August 2019.
External links
edit- Milap Mewada at ESPNcricinfo
- Milap Mewada at CricketArchive (subscription required)