# Amit Pathak

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{{Short description|Indian cricketer (born 1972)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2016}}
{{Use Indian English|date=September 2016}}
{{Infobox cricketer
|               name = Amit Pathak
|               image = 
|             country = India
|            fullname = Amit Surinder Pathak
|          birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1972|11|30|df=yes}}
|         birth_place = [Visakhapatnam](/source/Visakhapatnam), [Andhra Pradesh](/source/Andhra_Pradesh), India
|            heightft = 
|          heightinch = 
|             heightm = 
|             batting = Right-handed
|             bowling = Right-arm [medium](/source/fast_bowling)
|               role = Opening batsman
|               club1 = [Andhra](/source/Andhra_cricket_team)
|               year1 = 1990/91–2004/05
|         clubnumber1 = 
|             columns = 2
|             column1 = [FC](/source/First-class_cricket)
|            matches1 = 76
|               runs1 = 4,711
|            bat avg1 = 36.23
|           100s/50s1 = 11/23
|          top score1 = 264
|         deliveries1 = 654
|            wickets1 = 4
|           bowl avg1 = 79.00
|            fivefor1 = 0
|             tenfor1 = 0
|       best bowling1 = 1/11
|  catches/stumpings1 = 51/–
|             column2 = [List A](/source/List_A_cricket)
|            matches2 = 56
|               runs2 = 1,423
|            bat avg2 = 25.41
|           100s/50s2 = 1/10
|          top score2 = 114
|         deliveries2 = 294
|            wickets2 = 2
|           bowl avg2 = 138.00
|            fivefor2 = 0
|             tenfor2 = n/a
|       best bowling2 = 1/23
|  catches/stumpings2 = 15/–
|                date = 27 February
|                year = 2016
|              source = http://www.espncricinfo.com/india/content/player/32266.html ESPNcricinfo
}}

'''Amit Surinder Pathak''' (born 30 November 1972) is an Indian former [first-class cricket](/source/first-class_cricket)er who represented [Andhra cricket team](/source/Andhra_cricket_team). He became a cricket coach after his playing career.

==Life and career==
Pathak played as a right-handed batsman who normally opened the innings, making his first-class debut in the 1990/91 season. He represented [India national under-19 cricket team](/source/India_national_under-19_cricket_team) in the following season, becoming the first Andhra player to appear for the national under-19 side.<ref>{{cite web|title=City lad in Indian u-19 cricket team|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-andhrapradesh/city-lad-in-indian-u19-cricket-team/article3124705.ece|publisher=The Hindu|access-date=27 February 2016|date=26 June 2006}}</ref> Pathak went on to play 76 first-class and 56 [List A](/source/List_A) matches, also making appearances for South Zone during his 15-season career. His career-best score of 264 against Goa in the [2000–01 Ranji Trophy](/source/2000%E2%80%9301_Ranji_Trophy) was the highest score by an Andhra batsman in first-class cricket until the record was broken by [Srikar Bharat](/source/Srikar_Bharat) in 2015.<ref>{{cite web|title=Goa v Andhra in 2000/01 |url-access=subscription |url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/70/70934.html|publisher=CricketArchive|access-date=27 February 2016}}</ref> Having captained the Andhra team in a few matches during his career, Pathak played his last first-class match in December 2004.<ref>{{cite web|title=First-Class Matches played by Amit Pathak |url-access=subscription |url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/8/8831/First-Class_Matches.html|publisher=CricketArchive|access-date=27 February 2016}}</ref>

After his playing career, Pathak turned to cricket coaching. He worked as the assistant coach of Andhra and remains in that role as of the 2015/16 season.<ref>{{cite web|title=Pradeep named Andhra Ranji skipper|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-andhrapradesh/pradeep-named-andhra-ranji-skipper/article2566682.ece|publisher=The Hindu|access-date=27 February 2016|date=24 October 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Odisha need batting surge to progress, Andhra bank on pace|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ranji-trophy-2015-16/content/story/924721.html|publisher=ESPNcricinfo|access-date=27 February 2016|date=30 September 2015}}</ref>

==References==
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== External links ==
* {{cricinfo|ref=ci/content/player/32266.html}}
* {{cricketarchive|ref=Archive/Players/8/8831/8831.html}}

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Category:1972 births
Category:Living people
Category:Indian cricketers
Category:Andhra cricketers
Category:South Zone cricketers
Category:Indian cricket coaches
Category:Cricketers from Visakhapatnam

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