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Milap Mewada
Personal information
Full name
Milap Pradeepkumar Mewada
Born (1974-09-15) 15 September 1974 (age 50)
Mehsana, Gujarat, India
BattingRight-handed
RoleWicket-keeper
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1996/97–2004/05Baroda
Career statistics
Competition FC List A
Matches 11 26
Runs scored 242 196
Batting average 17.28 17.81
100s/50s 0/1 0/0
Top score 62 34
Catches/stumpings 38/2 29/10
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 20 August 2019

Milap Pradeepkumar Mewada (born 15 September 1974) is a former Indian first-class cricketer who played for Baroda from 1996/97 to 2004/05. He became a cricket coach after his playing career. He is the batting coach of the Afghanistan national cricket team.

Life and career

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Born in Mehsana, Gujarat, Mewada played for India under-19s in the 1993/94 season before getting selected in the Baroda senior team two seasons later. As a wicket-keeper, he appeared in a total of 11 first-class and 26 List A matches in a career that spanned between 1996/97 and 2004/05. He also represented West Zone in the Deodhar Trophy.[1][2]

Mewada took up cricket coaching following his retirement. After having worked as the assistant coach of Baroda, Mewada coached the Chhattisgarh under-19 team which qualified for the knockout stage of a domestic competition.[3] He was selected as the head coach of Jammu and Kashmir in 2018, with former Baroda teammate Irfan Pathan being named its mentor.[4][5]

References

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  1. ^ "Milip Mewada". CricketArchive. Retrieved 20 August 2019.
  2. ^ "Milip Mewada". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 20 August 2019.
  3. ^ "Will make J&K cricketers to play as a cohesive unit Irfan Pathan". Daily Excelsior. 11 July 2018. Retrieved 20 August 2019.
  4. ^ Acharya, Shayan (5 July 2018). "Dream chasers from the valley". Sportstar. Retrieved 20 August 2019.
  5. ^ Krishna B, Venkata (23 September 2018). "Kashmir willow". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 20 August 2019.
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