Pravin Kalyan Amre is an Indian former first-class cricketer and a noted batting coach. A right-handed middle-order batsman, he represented the India national cricket team in Test matches during the early 1990s and had a long career in domestic cricket for Mumbai. After retirement, he established himself as one of India's most respected batting coaches, mentoring several India internationals.
| Full name | Pravin Kalyan Amre |
|---|---|
| Born | 14 August 1968, Maharashtra, India |
| Batting style | Right-handed |
| Role | Middle-order batsman |
| Domestic team | Mumbai |
| Test debut | 1992, against South Africa |
| Profession after playing | Cricket coach |
| Nationality | Indian |
Amre grew up in Maharashtra and developed his cricket under the guidance of Ramakant Achrekar, the celebrated Mumbai coach who also trained Sachin Tendulkar and Vinod Kambli. He emerged from the Mumbai school cricket circuit and progressed through age-group cricket into the Mumbai Ranji Trophy side, then one of the strongest domestic teams in India.
Amre played first-class cricket for Mumbai in the Ranji Trophy, contributing to the side's strong showing in domestic competition through the 1990s. He was known for his composed technique against quality bowling and his ability to anchor the middle order.
Amre was selected for the India tour of South Africa in 1992, the first official series between the two countries after South Africa's return to international cricket. He marked his Test debut with a century, becoming one of the few Indian batsmen to score a hundred on debut. He went on to play a small number of Tests and One Day Internationals for India in the early to mid-1990s before being phased out of the national side as competition for middle-order places intensified.
After retiring from competitive cricket, Amre turned to coaching and earned a reputation as a leading batting coach in India. He has worked with the Mumbai Ranji team, where he served as head coach, and has been associated with several franchises in the Indian Premier League (IPL) in batting and assistant coaching roles, including Delhi-based and Mumbai-based teams.
He is widely credited with mentoring a number of prominent Indian batsmen at various stages of their careers, including Ajinkya Rahane and Prithvi Shaw, both of whom trained under him in Mumbai. His coaching academy in Mumbai has been a regular destination for young batsmen seeking technical work.
Amre is remembered for two distinct contributions to Indian cricket: as a batsman who scored a Test hundred on debut on the demanding tour of South Africa in 1992, and as a coach who has helped shape the technique of multiple India internationals. He represents the continuity of the Mumbai school of batting, having been trained by Achrekar and going on to pass that grounding to a later generation of players.