Vanka Pratap

Vanka Pratap (born 21 November 1973) is an Indian former first-class cricketer who represented Hyderabad and India A. He later worked as a selector for the Hyderabad Cricket Association.

Life and career
An all-rounder, Pratap batted right-handed and bowled right-arm medium pace. He made his first-class debut for Hyderabad at the age of 18 in December 1991. He went on to make 83 first-class and 49 List A appearances for Hyderabad, South Zone, Board President's XI, Wills XI and India A. He scored just under 4000 first-class and over 1000 List A runs, and took 66 wickets in the two formats combined. His final first-class appearance came in December 2001 at the age of 28.

In 2003, Pratap made allegations that he was asked to bribe a selector to play for India by a person on behalf of the selector.

Pratap later worked as a member of the Ranji team selection committee of the Hyderabad Cricket Association (HCA). He also served as the chairman of the junior team selection committee of the HCA.

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Category:1973 births
Category:Living people
Category:Indian cricketers
Category:Hyderabad cricketers
Category:South Zone cricketers
Category:Cricketers from Hyderabad, India