Nikhil Haldipur (born 19 December 1977 in

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) is an Indian first class cricketer. He is a left-handed batsman and represented West Bengal,India B, India A, Rest of India, East Zone and Goa. In the year 1998 he won the Castrol Most Promising Cricketer Award along with Amit Pagnis (Mumbai),

Mohammed Kaif Mohammad Kaif () (born 1 December 1980) is a former Indian cricketer, who played Tests and ODIs. He made it to the national team on the strength of his performances at the Under-19 level, where he captained the India national under-19 cricke ...

(Uttar Pradesh) and

Reetinder Singh Sodhi Reetinder Singh Sodhi (born 18 October 1980) is a former Indian cricketer. He was an all-rounder from Punjab, was one of the options that Indian selectors had while looking for a quality players, who can bowl and bat. He was the key member of I ...

(Punjab). He studied at

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. Nikhil Haldipur never made it to the Indian National Team despite being recognized as one of the best left-handed batsmen in the country. He was written about in the article named "The unsung heroes" by SPORTSSTAR Magazine, edition dated 27 Jan. 2007 http://www.hindu.com/tss/tss3004/stories/20070127001601300.htm

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I think his ancestry hails from Haldipur, near Kumta in Uttara Kannada Dist of Karnataka. A very talented player. Didn't get due recognition like so many unsung heroes. Indian cricketers Bengal cricketers Goa cricketers East Zone cricketers Living people 1977 births {{India-cricket-bio-1970s-stub