Rajinder Hans

Rajinder Singh Hans (born 10 March 1953 in Bombay) is a former Indian first-class cricketer. He was a slow left-arm orthodox bowler and played for Uttar Pradesh between 1976–77 and 1986-87.

He took 340 first-class wickets. In the Ranji Trophy final at Mohan Nagar against Karnataka in 1977-78 he took 9 for 152, which remain the best figures for Ranji Trophy finals. He played for Central Zone against touring teams and in the Duleep Trophy from 1976-77 to 1984-85. He was part of the Indian Test squad against the touring Australian team during the 1979-80 series in India.[1]

Rajinder Singh Hans was the coach of Uttar Pradesh state from 2001-02 to 2006-07. Under his coaching, Uttar Pradesh won the Ranji Trophy in 2005-06 for the first time. He coached Jharkhand in the Ranji Trophy team in 2007–08. He was a member of the All India Junior Selection Committee for two years, 2008–09 and 2009-10. On 27 September 2012 Hans was appointed as the national selector from the Central Zone.[2]