Sanjay Hazare
Sanjay Sukhanand Hazare (born 18 February 1961) is an Indian former cricketer who became an umpire after retiring as a player. Early life He was born in Vadodara, Gujarat in 1961. Several members of his family have been cricket players; his uncle Vijay Hazare was an Indian cricket captain. Playing career Hazare played 48 First-class matches and six List A matches for Baroda between 1981 and 1998. Umpiring career He is currently a cricket umpire, who has umpired five One Day Internationals, one Twenty20 International match and 16 Indian Premier League matches. He was dropped from the IPL 2014 following his not-out decision on Pieterson against Rajasthan Sanjay Hazare is the first International umpire from Vadodara, and second from Gujarat after Amish Saheba. He has served as a TV umpire in three Test matches, and has been a reserve umpire in one test match. He has also acted as a TV umpire in 12 ODIs and in one T20I; and as reserve umpire in one ODI. International Cricket ...
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Baroda
Vadodara (), also known as Baroda, is the second largest city in the Indian state of Gujarat. It serves as the administrative headquarters of the Vadodara district and is situated on the banks of the Vishwamitri River, from the state capital of Gandhinagar. The railway line and National Highway 8, which connect Delhi with Mumbai, pass through Vadodara. The city is named for its abundance of the Banyan (''Vad'') tree. Vadodara is also locally referred to as the ''Sanskari Nagari'' () and ''Kala Nagari'' () of India. The city is prominent for landmarks such as the Laxmi Vilas Palace, which served as the residence of the Maratha royal Gaekwad dynasty that ruled over Baroda State. It is also the home of the Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda. Etymology The city in one period was called Chandanavati after the rule of Chanda of the Dodiya Rajputs. The capital was also known as Virakshetra or Viravati (Land of Warriors). Later on, it was known as Vadpatraka or Vadodará, an ...
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