24 Facts About Hemang Badani

Hemang Kamal Badani is a former Indian international cricketer.

Hemang Badani is a left-handed batter and an occasional slow left-arm bowler.

Hemang Badani had represented the Indian cricket team while representing Tamil Nadu, Rajasthan, Haryana and Vidarbha in domestic cricket.

Hemang Badani was part of the Indian squad that finished as runners-up at the 2000 ICC Champions Trophy.

Hemang Badani is the present head coach of Delhi Capitals team in the Indian Premier League.

Hemang Badani was born on 14 November 1976 in a Gujarati family in Madras, Tamil Nadu.

Hemang Badani made his ODI debut in May 2000 in the Asia Cup match against Bangladesh at Dhaka, scoring 35 in an Indian victory.

Hemang Badani played all the five matches in the home series against Zimbabwe that followed, scoring 153 runs with two fifties.

Hemang Badani played the subsequent home ODI series against Australia in which he scored 166 runs in five matched with his only international century coming in the second match on 28 March 2001 at Pune.

Hemang Badani made his test debut for India against Zimbabwe in the second test at Harare Sports Club during the India tour of Zimbabwe in June 2001.

Hemang Badani was part of the triangular ODI tournament with West Indies and Zimbabwe that followed the test series, scoring 83 runs across four matches.

Hemang Badani scored just 78 runs in six matches in the triangular ODI tournament featuring Sri Lanka and New Zealand.

Hemang Badani played only four test matches with the last match coming against Sri Lanka in August 2001 during the same Indian tour to Sri Lanka.

Hemang Badani continued to play ODIs and was next part of the squad for the home series against England in January 2002.

Hemang Badani played very few matches over the next few months due to his inconsistent form.

Hemang Badani was part of the VB series in January 2004 in Australia in which he scored 133 runs at an average of 44.33.

Hemang Badani played his last ODI on 13 March 2004 in the first match of the India's tour to Pakistan at Karachi.

Hemang Badani was a prolific scorer in first class cricket scoring more than six thousand runs with 14 centuries at an average just below 46.

In 2007, Hemang Badani signed up and played for the Chennai Superstars in the Indian Cricket League.

Hemang Badani has served as the head coach for Chepauk Super Gillies in Tamil Nadu Premier League since its inception in 2016.

Hemang Badani has coached them for seven seasons with Super Gillies winning the title four times.

Hemang Badani served as a consultant for Jaffna Kings in Lanka Premier League.

In December 2021, Hemang Badani was appointed as fielding coach and scout of the Sunrisers Hyderabad team in Indian Premier League and continued in the role till July 2023.

Hemang Badani is an active commentator in Star Sports Tamil.