Dinesh Salunkhe

Dinesh Salunkhe is an Indian cricketer. He was born on 12 November 1982. His birthplace is Mumbai. He played for the Rajasthan Royals in the Indian Premier League (2008). He has appeared in T20 cricket as a right-handed batsman and leg-break bowler. Dinesh hadn't made a debut in first-class cricket. He became more famous after winning the “Man of the Series” award in a talent hunting show for cricket known as “ Cricket Star Cricket Star was aired from December 2006 to March >> Read More... .” He also won the Leicestershire County Cricket scholarship in 2007, after which he played few matches for Leicestershire. Salunkhe impressed everyone after playing the debut season of IPL (2008) for the franchise Rajasthan Royals. He appeared as a tail-ender batsman in the debut match but still thrilled everyone after scoring 26 runs.

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A marvelous right-handed batsman and a leg-break bowler Dinesh Salunkhe was born on the 12th of November 1982 in Bombay, Maharashtra. He has appeared six times for the Rajasthan Royals team in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2008. He made his IPL debut on April 19, 2008, in the match against Delhi Daredevils His last match for Rajasthan Royals was against Kings XI at Mohali on May 28, 2008. On 15 th April 2009, he was no longer part of the team because of his poor form on the field. Salunkhe came under the spotlight when he was announced as ‘Man of the Series in the first season of Cricket Star (India’s first-ever cricket talent-hunting reality television show), and as a reward, he earned a scholarship with Leicestershire County Cricket Club for 2007 English Cricket season. During that time, he played for Leicestershire Second XI. After returning to India, he was signed up to play for Air India cricket team.