Shrikant Jayawantrao Jadhav (born 15 March 1960) is an Indian former first-class

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er who played for

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. He became a selector for the

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and a match referee, after his playing career.

Life and career

Jadhav played as an all-rounder who batted right-handed and bowled right-arm

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. He appeared in 53 first-class and 10

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matches, in a career that lasted 12 seasons from 1982/83 to 1993/94. He also appeared for India Under-25s against the visiting Sri Lankan team in December 1986. He was a member of the Maharashtra team that finished runners-up at the

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and took a five-wicket haul in the final against Punjab. He also represented West Zone in the early-1990s. After retirement, Jadhav worked as a selector for the

in its senior team selection panel. He also officiated in domestic cricket matches as a match referee.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Jadhav, Shrikant 1960 births Living people Indian cricketers Maharashtra cricketers West Zone cricketers Cricketers from Pune