Name Hindi: प्रवीण आमरे / Gender Man
Pravin Amre: A Distinguished Cricketer of India
An illustrious former Indian cricketer, Pravin Kalyan Amre, was born on August 14, 1968. He hails from Mumbai in Maharashtra, India and is best remembered for his extraordinary performance in the domestic as well as international cricket arenas.
Career in Cricket
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We start with a look at the beginning of Pravin’s cricket journey, which began in the year 1986 when he represented Bombay (now Mumbai) in Ranji Trophy.
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In his debut series itself, Pravin displayed immense talent and impressed everyone by scoring close to 800 runs in that season. This triggered an excellent career trajectory leading him towards international acclaim.
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Moving forward to December 1991 when this talented sportsman started his career in Test matches representing India against South Africa. Here too, on maiden debut, he scored a remarkable century becoming one of the fewest Indian batsmen who accomplished this feat.
Notable Achievements
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A marquee achievement was during India’s tour of South Africa in November-December 1992 where he stood out by scoring 379 runs averaging about 63.16. This included four fifties and a hundred making it quintessential innings for Amre.
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Amre was part of the victorious Indian team at Wills World Series tournament held in Sri Lanka during September–October 1994—this resulted in heightened regard for Pravin amongst cricketing circles.
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However, his international career was relatively short-lived. Post 1999, he diverted from active sport but launched a successful coaching tenure soon after.
Career as Coach
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In his second innings, Pravin Amre managed to recreate similar magic that made him stand out as a player. Amre has been associated with the Indian cricket team in various capacities—working as an Assistant Coach and then later as the Talent Scout for Delhi Capitals (a franchise of the popular Indian Premier League).
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A strong believer in nurturing talent at grassroots level, Amre played an active role shaping futures of rising cricketers like Ajinkya Rahane, Robin Uthappa and Suresh Raina—all credited their achievements partly to him due to his tireless dedication towards imparting knowledge.
The well-celebrated life of Pravin Amre sheds light not only on the spirit, discipline and determination required to excel in any field; it also showcases how one can explore new roles beyond the chosen path by leveraging skill-sets effectively. Despite moving away from playing actively, he continued contributing significantly to cricket—an inspiration indeed!
