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Vivek Razdan

Vivek Razdan is a former Indian cricketer who represented India at the international level. A right-arm medium-fast bowler, he is best remembered for his brief Test career in the late 1980s.

Key facts

Name Vivek Razdan
Nationality Indian
Sport Cricket
Role Bowler (right-arm medium-fast)
International level Test and One Day International cricket for India

Career

Razdan made his international debut for India during the 1989 tour of Pakistan, a series notable for being the first international assignment of several emerging Indian cricketers of that era. He featured in Test cricket and One Day International cricket for India, primarily as a seam bowler.

His international career was short, after which he continued to be associated with Indian domestic cricket. In later years, he has been involved with cricket commentary and analysis on Indian television.

Significance

Razdan is part of the cohort of Indian fast-medium bowlers who appeared briefly for the national side in the late 1980s, a transitional period for Indian cricket between the generation led by Kapil Dev and the bowlers who would emerge in the 1990s.

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