Carlton Saldanha (born 12 August 1962) is a former Indian first-class

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er who played for

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from 1980/81 to 1992/93. He also played for India under-19 and under-25 teams. He was also formerly the director of the now defunct Frontiers Group India (FGI).

Career

Saldanha was born in

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on 12 August 1962. He made his

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debut at the age of 18 during 1980–81 Ranji Trophy playing for Karnataka. During his playing career, which spanned between the 1980/81 and 1992/93 seasons, he appeared in 66 first-class matches and 8

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matches. In 1981, he played two Youth Tests and one Youth ODI on India's Under-19 tour of England. Saldanha was the leading run-getter of the 1986–87 Ranji Trophy with 782 runs at an average of more than 71. Between the 1986/87 and 1987/88 seasons, he was selected in the

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and the India Under-25 team. His batting style was said to have been very similar to that of

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. Saldanha currently works as the director of Frontiers Group India (FGI). Collaborating with the

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, Frontiers organized the first-ever

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tournament in India in 2004 involving some of the leading international cricketers. FGI also managed the 2009 and 2010 seasons of the

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. According to Saldanha, "FGI has held the exclusive in-stadia advertising rights for over 60 per cent of the cricket grounds in India, since 2000 for all bilateral international cricket matches under the aegis of BCCI and has been successfully involved in over 130 international cricket matches - Test, ODIs and T20s."

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