Chandrakant Pandit
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| Full name | Chandrakant Sitaram Pandit | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 30 September 1961 (age 64) Mumbai, Maharashtra, India | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Wicket-keeper batsman | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Test debut (cap 174) | 19 June 1986 v England | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last Test | 25 January 1992 v Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ODI debut (cap 57) | 10 April 1986 v New Zealand | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last ODI | 20 January 1992 v Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 2022–2025 | Kolkata Knight Riders | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: ESPNcricinfo, 30 July 2025 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Chandrakant Sitaram Pandit (ⓘ), nicknamed "Chandu" (born 30 September 1961), is a former Indian cricketer who played in five Test matches and 36 One Day Internationals from 1986 to 1992. He was a wicket-keeper batsman. He made his Test debut against England at Headingley, Leeds on 19 June 1986, in the same match England wicket-keeper, Bruce French made his Test debut. Eventually India won the series 2–0.
His ODI debut was against New Zealand at Sharjah in the Austral-Asia Cup on 10 April 1986. He was part of India's World Cup squad for the 1987 World Cup. He was a part of the Indian squad which won the 1988 Asia Cup. He replaced Dilip Vengsarkar in the semi-final match against England at his hometown, Mumbai.