Amit Upadhyay

Amit Madhusoodhan Upadhyay (born 29 September 1978) is an Indian academic and former first-class cricketer.

Amit Upadhyay
Personal information
Full nameAmit Madhusoodhan Upadhyay
Born (1978-09-29) 29 September 1978
Bombay, Maharashtra, India
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm off break
RelationsN. Prahalad (uncle)
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2004Oxford University
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 1
Runs scored 34
Batting average 34.00
100s/50s –/–
Top score 34
Catches/stumpings 2/–
Source: Cricinfo, 24 June 2020

Upadhyay was born at Bombay in September 1978. He later studied at Bangalore University, before gaining a Rhodes Scholarship to the University of Oxford in England, where he attended St Antony's College, Oxford.[1] While studying at Oxford, he made a single appearance in first-class cricket for Oxford University against Cambridge University in The University Match of 2004 at Oxford.[2] Batting once in the match, he made 34 runs in the Oxford first innings before being dismissed by Anush Newman.[3]

Upadhyay returned to India where he studied for his doctorate in sociology at Bangalore University. He is currently an assistant professor at the School of Livelihoods and Development at the Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Hyderabad.[1] His uncle, N. Prahalad, has also played first-class cricket.

References
  1. "Dr Amit Upadhyay". www.tiss.edu. Retrieved 24 June 2020.
  2. "First-Class Matches played by Amit Upadhyay". CricketArchive. Retrieved 24 June 2020.
  3. "Oxford University v Cambridge University, 2004". CricketArchive. Retrieved 24 June 2020.

Amit Upadhyay at ESPNcricinfo

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