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{{short description|Indian first-class cricketer|bot=PearBOT 5}}
{{Use Indian English|date=July 2013}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2013}}
{{Infobox cricketer
| name = Swapnil Asnodkar
| image = Swapnil_Asnodkar_2009.jpg
| country = India
| fullname = Swapnil Ashok Asnodkar<ref name="full name">{{cite web |title=Swapnil Asnodkar cricketer profile |url=https://www.cricketcountry.com/players/swapnil-asnodkar/ |access-date=5 June 2021}}</ref>
| nickname =
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1984|3|29|df=yes}}
| birth_place = [[Porvorim]], [[Goa]], India<ref name="birth">{{cite web |title=Swapnil Asnodkar Profile {{!}} Swapnil Asnodkar Cricket Career {{!}} Cricket Stats |url=https://www.news18.com/cricketnext/profile/swapnil-asnodkar/3987.html |website=News18 |access-date=5 June 2021 |language=en}}</ref>
| heightft =
| heightinch =
| batting = Right-hand
| bowling = Right-arm [[off break]]
| role = [[Batting order (cricket)#Opening batsmen|Opening batsman]]<ref name="opener">{{cite web |title=Swapnil Asnodkar profile and biography, stats, records, averages, photos and videos |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/player/swapnil-asnodkar-26782 |website=ESPNcricinfo |access-date=5 June 2021 |ref=An attacking, diminutive opener, Swapnil Asnodkar has been one of Goa's leading run-getters. The 2007-08 Ranji season was his best - he scored 640 runs at 71.11 with a personal best of 254 not out, against Railways. However, his feats went largely unrecognised, with Goa featuring regularly in the Plate League. He shot to prominence in the IPL, where his fearless style evoked memories of Sri Lanka's Romesh Kaluwitharana and won the praise of his captain Shane Warne. |language=en}}</ref>
| club1 = [[Goa cricket team|Goa]]
| year1 = 2001/02–present
| club2 = [[Rajasthan Royals]]
| year2 = 2008– 2010
| columns = 3
| column1 = [[First-class cricket|FC]]
| matches1 = 34
| runs1 = 2,794
| bat avg1 = 47.35
| 100s/50s1 = 7/13
| top score1 = 254*
| deliveries1 = 126
| wickets1 = 1
| bowl avg1 = 68.00
| fivefor1 = 0
| tenfor1 = 0
| best bowling1 = 1/21
| catches/stumpings1 = 12/–
| column2 = [[List A cricket|LA]]
| matches2 = 47
| runs2 = 1,716
| bat avg2 = 40.85
| 100s/50s2 = 3/14
| top score2 = 120*
| deliveries2 = 38
| wickets2 = 0
| bowl avg2 = –
| fivefor2 = –
| tenfor2 = –
| best bowling2 = –
| catches/stumpings2 = 15/–
| column3 = [[Twenty20|T20]]
| matches3 = 23
| runs3 = 519
| bat avg3 = 22.56
| 100s/50s3 = 0/2
| top score3 = 60
| deliveries3 = 0
| wickets3 = 0
| bowl avg3 = –
| fivefor3 = –
| tenfor3 = –
| best bowling3 = –
| catches/stumpings3 = 7/–
| date = 31 July
| year = 2009
| source = https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/11/11923/11923.html CricketArchive.com
}}

'''Swapnil Asnodkar''' is an Indian [[First-class cricket|first-class]] [[cricketer]]. He is a hard hitting right-handed [[opening batsman]] with a relatively short stature of around 5'5{{Citation needed|date=October 2010}}. He played for [[Goa cricket team|Goa]] in first class cricket, and [[Rajasthan Royals]] in the [[Indian Premier League]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/cricket/ipl-s-one-hit-wonders-where-are-they-now/story-81D2JodVDd6WUTjNWskg3N.html |title=IPL's one-hit wonders: Where are they now? |work=Hindustan Times |accessdate=25 April 2019|date=19 April 2019 }}</ref><ref name="ipll">{{cite web |last1=World |first1=Republic |title=Where is Swapnil Asnodkar now? Rajasthan Royals' IPL 2008 star goes into oblivion |url=https://www.republicworld.com/sports-news/cricket-news/where-is-swapnil-asnodkar-now-rajasthan-royals-ipl-2008-star-oblivion.html |website=Republic World |access-date=5 June 2021 |ref=Indian first-class cricketer Swapnil Asnodkar represented Rajasthan Royals in the inaugural IPL edition alongside Shane Warne, Ravindra Jadeja and Yusuf Pathan. |language=en}}</ref>

==Domestic career==
He was the leading run-scorer for Goa in the [[2017–18 Ranji Trophy]], with 369 runs in six matches.<ref name="Ranji1718">{{cite news |url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/averages/batting_bowling_by_team.html?id=12014;team=1768;type=tournament |title=Ranji Trophy, 2017/18: Goa batting and bowling averages |publisher=ESPN Cricinfo |access-date=3 April 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180404204141/http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/averages/batting_bowling_by_team.html?id=12014;team=1768;type=tournament# |archive-date=4 April 2018 |url-status=live |df=dmy-all }}</ref><ref name="domestic">{{cite news |title=Forgotten IPL Champions: Swapnil Asnodkar, Warne's 'Goan Cannon' |url=https://wisden.com/indian-premier-league/forgotten-ipl-champions-swapnil-asnodkar-warne-goan-cannon |access-date=5 June 2021 |work=Wisden |date=2020-05-21 |ref=The surprise was because Asnodkar was a grafter at the domestic level, carrying a solid first-class average of 41.}}</ref>

==Indian Premier League==
Playing for Rajasthan Royals, he scorred 311 runs at a strike rate of 133.47.<ref name="Royals">{{cite web |last1=Acharya |first1=Shayan |title=Swapnil Asnodkar: From shining in IPL to coaching Goa U-23 |url=https://sportstar.thehindu.com/cricket/swapnil-asnodkar-ipl-rajasthan-royals-shane-warne-goa-ranji-trophy-coronavirus-pandemic/article31214142.ece |website=Sportstar |access-date=5 June 2021 |ref=Playing for the Rajasthan Royals in the first season of IPL, Asnodkar impressed the cricketing fraternity,scoring 311 runs at a strike rate of 133.47. |language=en}}</ref><ref name="ipl details">{{cite news |last1=Mehta |first1=Jigar |title=My First IPL match: Warne's surprise call-up, Smith's calming presence, new avatar and a ballistic cannon — Swapnil Asnodkar recalls 'dream debut' - Firstcricket News, Firstpost |url=https://www.firstpost.com/firstcricket/sports-news/my-first-ipl-match-warnes-surprise-call-up-smiths-calming-presence-new-avatar-and-a-ballistic-cannon-swapnil-asnodkar-recalls-dream-debut-8353911.html |access-date=5 June 2021 |work=Firstpost |ref=Apart from Smith, the rest had failed but Warne still went ahead to give a chance to a relatively unknown name. Asnodkar went on to amass 311 runs from 9 matches at 34.55 and a strike rate of 133.47.}}</ref>

He formed a strong opening partnership with South African captain [[Graeme Smith]].<ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-09-25|title=Over & Out: What happens to bright young IPL stars, once the heroics fade?|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/sports/over-out-what-happens-to-bright-young-ipl-stars-once-the-heroics-fade/story-MK5ZePKS7TQ4f7XFK4FePN.html|access-date=2021-05-20|website=Hindustan Times|language=en}}</ref> By the end of the tournament they had scored 418 runs together at an average of 59.71 – the highest of the tournament. In the seven IPL matches he played, he scored 244 runs at 34.86 with a strike rate of 127.08. On his IPL debut against [[Kolkata Knight Riders]], he scored 60 runs from 34 balls. His innings included 10 fours and one six with a strike rate 176.47. He bowls right-arm offbreaks. He was called up to an Indian emerging players tour to [[Israel]] in July 2008.

==Coaching==
In 2019, he took the charge as the coach for the Goa under 23 cricket team.<ref name="Royals" />

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* {{cricinfo|ref=india/content/player/26782.html}}

{{Rajasthan Royals squad}}

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