Chandrakant Pandit


Chandrakant Sitaram Pandit is a former Indian cricketer who played in 5 Tests and 36 ODIs from 1986 to 1992. He was a Wicket Keeper Batsman for Indian national cricket team. He made his test debut against England at Headingley, Leeds on June 19, 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 April 10, 1986. He was part of India's World Cup squad for the 1987 World Cup. He replaced Dilip Vengsarkar in the semi-final match against England at his hometown, Mumbai.

Coach

Pandit then became a cricket coach, enjoying successful stints with the Mumbai cricket team. He coached Vidarbha cricket team to two successive Ranji Trophy triumphs in 2018 and 2019.

Chairman

He was the Chairman of All India Junior Selection Committee for the year 2013 and was replaced by Connor Williams.