Rajneesh Gurbani (born 28 January 1993) is an Indian

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er who plays for

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. He made his List A debut on 10 December 2015 in the 2015–16 Vijay Hazare Trophy. He made his

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debut on 3 January 2016 in the

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. He made his first-class debut for Vidarbha in the

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on 27 October 2016. He made his

debut on 3 January 2016, in the 2015–16 Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy, where he took 1 for 20 in 3 overs. In the semi-finals of the 2017–18 Ranji Trophy, he took twelve wickets in the match for Vidarbha against

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, including career-best figures of 7/68 in the second innings. He won the man of the match award and Vidarbha advanced to their first final in the history of the Ranji Trophy. In the final, he took a hat-trick, becoming the second bowler to take one in the final of the Ranji Trophy. Vidarbha won the game by 9 wickets to win their first ever Ranji Trophy title, with Gurbani named as man of the match. He was the leading wicket-taker for Vidarbha in the 2017–18 Ranji Trophy, with 39 dismissals in six matches. In July 2018, he was named in the squad for India Red for the

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. In the opening fixture of the tournament, he took 7 wickets for 81 runs, and was named the man of the match. In October 2018, he was named in India C's squad for the

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Gurbani, Rajneesh 1993 births Living people Indian cricketers India Red cricketers Vidarbha cricketers Cricketers from Nagpur Indian A cricketers