Vikram Solanki

Vikram Solanki
Personal information
Full name
Vikram Singh Solanki
Born (1976-04-01) 1 April 1976 (age 48)
Udaipur, Rajasthan, India
Height6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm off break
RoleBatsman
International information
National side
ODI debut (cap 156)23 January 2000 v South Africa
Last ODI1 July 2006 v Sri Lanka
ODI shirt no.38
T20I debut (cap 8)13 June 2005 v Australia
Last T20I19 September 2007 v India
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1995–2012Worcestershire (squad no. 3)
2006/07Rajasthan
2013–2015Surrey (squad no. 42)
Career statistics
Competition ODI T20I FC LA
Matches 51 3 325 402
Runs scored 1,097 76 18,359 11,045
Batting average 26.75 25.33 35.78 32.39
100s/50s 2/5 0/0 34/98 16/64
Top score 106 43 270 164*
Balls bowled 111 0 7,238 1,122
Wickets 1 90 28
Bowling average 105.00 47.00 35.25
5 wickets in innings 0 4 0
10 wickets in match 0 1 0
Best bowling 1/17 5/40 4/14
Catches/stumpings 16/– 3/– 350/– 162/–
Source: Cricinfo, 30 March 2017

Vikram Singh Solanki (born 1 April 1976) is an English cricket coach and former first-class cricketer. In limited over international cricket, he played over 50 One Day Internationals for England as a batsman and occasional off-spinner.

In county cricket, he played for Surrey, having previously spent 17 years at Worcestershire. In 2007, he became the 24th Worcestershire batsman to pass 10,000 career runs for the county.[1] He also captained Worcestershire from 2005 to 2010, before resigning mid-season.[2]

In September 2015 he announced his retirement as a player.[3] After obtaining an LLB from the Open University, Vikram then studied the Legal Practice Course at the University of Law.

Vikram Solanki has held a variety of coaching and administrative roles apart from his playing career. In March 2009 he was appointed Chairman of The Professional Cricketer's Association,[4] where he also held the role of Interim Chief Executive and in March 2017 he became FICA President,[5] succeeding former West Indian International, Jimmy Adams.

  1. ^ "Most Runs for Worcestershire". CricketArchive.co.uk. Retrieved 27 April 2007.
  2. ^ "Solanki resigns as Glamorgan go top". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 7 January 2022.
  3. ^ "Vikram Solanki: Surrey's former England batsman retires". BBC Sport. 7 September 2015. Retrieved 7 September 2015.
  4. ^ "Vikram Solanki Is Named As New PCA Chairman". Cricket World. March 2009. Retrieved 7 January 2022.
  5. ^ "Vikram Solanki Appointed FICA President". Thefica.com. 16 March 2017. Retrieved 7 January 2022.