1. Vikram Singh Solanki was born on 1 April 1976 and is an English cricket coach and former first-class cricketer.
15 Facts About Vikram Solanki
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Vikram Solanki captained Worcestershire from 2005 to 2010, before resigning mid-season.
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Vikram Solanki has held a variety of coaching and administrative roles apart from his playing career.
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Vikram Solanki was born in Udaipur, Rajasthan, India, but moved to Wolverhampton with his family at the age of eight.
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Vikram Solanki played junior and senior cricket for Wolverhampton cricket club and education from Regis School, Wolverhampton.
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Vikram Solanki made his first-class debut for Worcestershire in 1995, although he had played one-day cricket for the county two seasons earlier.
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Vikram Solanki joined the Indian Cricket League in 2007, he made six appearances for the Mumbai Champs in his single season of ICL.
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Vikram Solanki was an occasional bowler of off-spin for Worcestershire, although he has only bowled a handful of overs for England.
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In July 2012, it was announced that Vikram Solanki would leave Worcestershire at the expiry of his contract in September, and join Surrey on a two-year contract.
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Vikram Solanki announced his retirement from the first-class game at the end of the 2015 season, during which he played in only one County Championship match.
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Vikram Solanki represented England on 51 occasions in one-day cricket, but was never selected for a Test match.
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Vikram Solanki played in four of the five One Day Internationals when England toured Pakistan in December 2005, his best score of 49 being the highest in England's innings in the final match, which England went on to win by 6 wickets.
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However, Vikram Solanki was not selected for the team to go on the tour to India, instead being chosen to captain the 'A' team in the West Indies.
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On 1 July 2006, Vikram Solanki took his first wicket in ODIs at Headingley, removing Sri Lankan opener Sanath Jayasuriya for 152.
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Vikram Solanki took part in the final two matches of England's time in the 2007 Twenty20 World Championship, replacing the injured Matt Prior.