Hitesh Modi
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| Full name | Hitesh Subhash Modi | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 13 October 1971 (age 53) Kisumu, Kenya | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Left-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm offbreak | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Batsman | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| ODI debut (cap 4) | 18 February 1996 v India | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last ODI | 13 August 2006 v Bangladesh | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Hitesh Subhash Modi (born 13 October 1971) is a former Kenyan cricketer.[1] He was a left-handed batsman and a right-arm offbreak bowler.
International career
Having made his One Day International (ODI) debut in 1992, Modi became part of the middle order of the team, as well as being involved in the 1996, 1999 and 2003 Cricket World Cups and the 1994 and 1997 ICC Trophy. Having seen several players fall by the wayside due to disagreements over contracts, including Steve Tikolo, Modi was appointed as captain in 2004.[2]
Family
Modi's father is Subhash Modi, and the pair are unique as the only father/son pair to appear as batsman and umpire in the same ODI.[3] Against Bangladesh at Nairobi in August 2006, father gave son out lbw.[4]
References
- ^ Mehta, Harit (September 10, 2004). "Their heart goes out to Sourav, Tikolo". The Times of India. Ahmedabad.
- ^ "Hitesh Modi profile". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 3 October 2024.
- ^ "Kenya / Players / Subhash Modi". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
- ^ "Batted on all five days, and 268 in a one-day game". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
External links
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- 1971 births
- Living people
- Kenya One Day International cricketers
- Cricketers at the 1996 Cricket World Cup
- Kenyan people of Indian descent
- Sportspeople of Indian descent
- Cricketers at the 1998 Commonwealth Games
- Cricketers at the 1999 Cricket World Cup
- Cricketers at the 2003 Cricket World Cup
- Kenyan Hindus
- Kenyan cricketers
- Gujarati sportspeople
- Kenyan people of Gujarati descent
- Commonwealth Games competitors for Kenya
- People from Kisumu County
- Sportspeople from Nyanza Province
- Kenyan cricket biography stubs
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