Pratik Desai (born 25 December 1989) is an Indian

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er. He is a right-handed batsman and leg-break bowler who plays

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. He had previously played for Maharashtra &

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. He was born in

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. Desai made his cricketing debut for Maharashtra Under-17s in the 2006-07 Vijay Merchant Trophy in December 2006. He made his only first-class appearance in the same month, against

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. He scored a golden duck in the first innings in which he batted, and 4 runs in the second. Desai made two Twenty20 appearances in April 2007, as Maharashtra finished bottom of their group.

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Pratik Desai
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