Khandu Rangnekar

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Khandu Rangnekar India (IND)

Batting style	Leftt-hand bat (LHB)
Bowling type	Right-arm medium pace
	Tests	First-class
Matches	3	85
Runs scored	33	4,602
Batting average	5.50	41.83
100s/50s	0/0	15/16
Top score	18	217
Balls bowled	-	1,680
Wickets	-	21
Bowling average	-	40.95
5 wickets in innings	-	1
10 wickets in match	-	0
Best bowling	-	5/112
Catches/stumpings	1	42
Test debut: 28 November 1947 Last Test: 23 January 1948 Source: [1]

Khanderao Moreshwar 'Khandu' Rangnekar pronunciation (help·info) (born June 27, 1917, Bombay - died October 11, 1984, Thana, Maharashtra) was an Indian Test cricketer. Rangnekar was an attacking batsman who was considered the best Indian lefthander of his time. He was a good fielder at cover-point and could field with either hand.

Rangnekar started his first class career in the Bombay Pentangular and scored a hundred in his first appearance in the Ranji Trophy. He played in three Test matches against Australia in 1947-48 without much success.

Rangnekar was educated in the Byramji Jeejeebhoy School, St. Xaviers, and did his B.A. in Elphinstone college. Between 1939 and 1945 he was one of the best badminton players in India. He won Western India doubles in 1940, 1942, and 1944 and mixed doubles in 1940. He was the Thane municipality president in the 1960s.

He was the vice president of BCCI from 1962-63 to 1969-70, president of Bombay Cricket Association in 1962-63 and the vice president between 1962-63 and 1978-79.

He worked in the Indian Customs in Mumbai and ran a textile store business. He died of throat cancer.