Rakesh Krishnan (born 23 July 1983) is an Indian

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er. He is a left-handed batsman and right-arm off-break bowler who has played for

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. He was born in

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. Krishnan made his debut cricketing appearances for the Bengal Under-16s team, batting in and around the opening order. He played five games for the team in the Vijay Merchant Trophy competition of 1998–99, in which Bengal reached the semi-final of the competition, before being eliminated from the competition following a draw against Punjab. Krishnan made a single first-class appearance for the team, in the Ranji Trophy competition of 2004–05, against

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in December 2004. Batting in the upper-middle order, he scored 13 runs in the first innings of the match, and 34 runs in the second. Krishnan has been playing first-division cricket for the major cricket clubs in Bengal. Currently, he's playing for Mohan Bagan club. Recently he smashed 101(40) not out in the local club one day competition

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