Akshay Anil Wakhare (born 3 October 1985) is an Indian cricketer who plays for Vidarbha in domestic cricket. He is a right-arm off break bowler who has represented Central Zone.
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| Full name | Akshay Anil Wakhare | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 3 October 1985 Nagpur, Maharashtra, India | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm off break | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Bowler | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2006/07–present | Vidarbha | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: ESPNcricinfo, 27 March 2015 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wakhare made his first-class debut in November 2006. He came into limelight in January 2015 when he picked 5/89 against Saurashtra and 6/92 & 7/70 against Gujarat during the 2014-15 Ranji Trophy. In February 2015, he was signed up by the Indian Premier League franchise Mumbai Indians for Rs. 10 lakh.[1]
In July 2018, he was named in the squad for India Blue for the 2018–19 Duleep Trophy.[2] In August 2019, he was named in the India Red team's squad for the 2019–20 Duleep Trophy.[3][4] He took a five-wicket haul in the final against India Green, as India Red won the match by an innings and 38 runs.[5]