Atul Chandrakant Bedade (born 24 September 1966) is a former Indian

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er. He played domestic cricket for

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and represented

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in 13 One Day Internationals, making his debut versus

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in 1994. He was credited to be a big hitter of the cricket ball and an attacking batsman. In the early 90s there was a call in Indian cricketing circles for a batsman who could hit hard and therefore Bedade got his chance. However the pressure to hit sixes on him was too much and although he did show his ability in the same series against Pakistan in Sharjah (India lost that match), his hitting was few and far between in the other chances given to him and therefore he was soon dropped and never given a chance again.

Later career

Bedade has continued to remain involved with cricket in different capacities. In 2006, he was the only ex-India player among the thirty five former first-class cricketers who took the umpires' examination which was being promoted by the

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(BCCI) for former cricketers. Seven years later, in 2013, Bedade scripted another 'first' by becoming the only ex-India player to pass the

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's Curators' Certification Course, and that too with flying colours. Bedade also holds a double coaching certificate from the

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Politics

In September 2010, Bedade contested the

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election on a

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(BJP) ticket from ward number 20. Bedade has been actively involved with the

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, and was also a key member of the Krida Bharti, the sports wing of the Rashtriya Swayamsewak Sangh (RSS).Vadodara Municipal Elections 2010
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