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{{short description|Indian cricketer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2019}}
{{Use Indian English|date=August 2019}}
{{Infobox cricketer
| name = Rakesh Tandon
| country = India
| fullname = Rakesh Prithviraj Tandon
| nickname =
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1953|2|27|df=yes}}
| birth_place = [[Bangalore]], India
| heightft =
| heightinch =
| heightm =
| batting = Right-handed
| bowling = Right-arm leg-spin
| role =
| family =
| club1 = [[Vidarbha cricket team|Vidarbha]]
| year1 = 1969-70 to 1971-72
| club2 = [[Central Zone cricket team|Central Zone]]
| year2 = 1971-72
| club3 = [[Mumbai cricket team|Bombay]]
| year3 = 1972-73 to 1977-78
| club4 = [[West Zone cricket team|West Zone]]
| year4 = 1975-76
| clubnumber1 =
| columns = 1
| column1 = [[First-class cricket|First-class]]
| matches1 = 50
| runs1 = 1202
| bat avg1 = 24.53
| 100s/50s1 = 2/5
| top score1 = 142[[not out|*]]
| deliveries1 = 6252
| wickets1 = 108
| bowl avg1 = 28.62
| fivefor1 = 2
| tenfor1 = –
| best bowling1 = 6/34
| catches/stumpings1 = 44/–
| date = 23 December 2017
| source = http://www.espncricinfo.com/india/content/player/35495.html Cricinfo
}}
'''Rakesh Prithviraj Tandon''' (born 27 February 1953) is a former [[cricketer]] who played [[first-class cricket]] in India from 1969 to 1977.

Rakesh Tandon was a leg-spin bowler, lower-order batsman and fine close-in fielder.<ref>{{cite journal|journal= The Times of India| first=Makarand |last=Waingankar |title=Rakesh Tandon: Terrific all-rounder who was a team man |date=20 March 2013|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/new-zealand-in-india-2016/top-stories/Rakesh-Tandon-Terrific-all-rounder-who-was-a-team-man/articleshow/19083535.cms|access-date=8 January 2019}}</ref> His best bowling figures were 6 for 34 for [[Central Zone cricket team|Central Zone]] against [[North Zone cricket team|North Zone]] in the [[Duleep Trophy]] in 1971-72, when he and [[Salim Durani]] dismissed North Zone for 85.<ref>{{cite web | url = https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/32/32188.html| title = Central Zone v North Zone 1971-72| publisher = CricketArchive| access-date =8 January 2019}}</ref> His highest score was 142 [[not out]] for [[Mumbai cricket team|Bombay]] against [[Baroda cricket team|Baroda]] in the [[Ranji Trophy]] in 1976-77.<ref>{{cite web | url = https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/36/36681.html| title = Bombay v Baroda 1976-77| publisher = CricketArchive| access-date =8 January 2019}}</ref> He played in two matches for [[India cricket team|India]] against the visiting [[Sri Lankan cricket team in India in 1975–76|Sri Lankan team in 1975-76]] in the days before Sri Lanka achieved [[Test cricket|Test]] status.<ref>{{cite web |title=Sri Lanka in India 1975/76 |url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Events/1/Sri_Lanka_in_India_1975-76.html |website=CricketArchive |access-date=21 August 2019}}</ref>

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* {{cricinfo|id=35495}}
* [https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/41/41172/41172.html Rakesh Tandon] at CricketArchive

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[[Category:1953 births]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Cricketers from Bangalore]]
[[Category:Indian cricketers]]
[[Category:Vidarbha cricketers]]
[[Category:Mumbai cricketers]]
[[Category:Central Zone cricketers]]
[[Category:West Zone cricketers]]

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