Amit Surinder Pathak (born 30 November 1972) is an Indian former

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er who represented

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. He became a cricket coach after his playing career.

Life and career

Pathak played as a right-handed batsman who normally opened the innings, making his first-class debut in the 1990/91 season. He represented

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in the following season, becoming the first Andhra player to appear for the national under-19 side. Pathak went on to play 76 first-class and 56

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matches, also making appearances for South Zone during his 15-season career. His career-best score of 264 against Goa in the 2000–01 Ranji Trophy was the highest score by an Andhra batsman in first-class cricket until the record was broken by Srikar Bharat in 2015. Having captained the Andhra team in a few matches during his career, Pathak played his last first-class match in December 2004. After his playing career, Pathak turned to cricket coaching. He worked as the assistant coach of Andhra and remains in that role as of the 2015/16 season.

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Pathak, Amit 1972 births Living people Indian cricketers Andhra Pradesh cricketers South Zone cricketers Indian cricket coaches Cricketers from Visakhapatnam