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.
Life and career
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]
References
- ^ "Vanka Pratap". CricketArchive. Retrieved 28 March 2016.
- ^ "HCA seeks explanation from Vanka Pratap". Rediff. 24 November 2003. Retrieved 28 March 2016.
- ^ "Vanka Pratap retracts allegation". ESPNcricinfo. 27 November 2003. Retrieved 28 March 2016.
- ^ "Police summon Vanka Pratap". The Hindu. 18 January 2009. Retrieved 28 March 2016.
- ^ "HCA to set up academy to train young players". The Times of India. 9 July 2011. Retrieved 28 March 2016.
External links
- Vanka Pratap at ESPNcricinfo
- Vanka Pratap at CricketArchive (subscription required)