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{{Infobox cricketer<br />
| name = Vinayak Samant<br />
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| country = India<br />
| fullname = Vinayak Radhakrishna Samant<br />
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1972|10|25|df=yes}}<br />
| birth_place = [[Mumbai]], [[Maharashtra]]<br />
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| nickname = <br />
| batting = Right-hand bat<br />
| bowling = n/a<br />
| role = Wicketkeeper<br />
| club1 = [[Mumbai cricket team|Mumbai]]<br />
| year1 = 2001-2009<br />
| clubnumber1 = <br />
| club2 = [[Tripura cricket team|Tripura]]<br />
| year2 = 2010-2012<br />
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| club3 = [[Assam cricket team|Assam]]<br />
| year3 = 1995-2001<br />
| clubnumber3 = <br />
| date = 24 April 2016<br />
| source = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/india/content/player/33805.html ESPNcricinfo]<br />
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'''Vinayak Radhakrishna Samant''' (born 25 October 1972 in [[Mumbai]], [[Maharashtra]]) is an Indian [[cricket]]er who played for [[Tripura cricket team|Tripura]], [[Mumbai cricket team|Mumbai]] and [[Assam cricket team|Assam]].<ref name="Cricinfo">{{Cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/india/content/player/33805.html |title=Samant |accessdate=2 November 2015 |work=ESPN Cricinfo}}</ref> He is right-hand wicket-keeper batsman. Samant mainly played in the shadow of [[Sameer Dighe]] as Dighe was first-choice keeper for [[Mumbai cricket team|Mumbai]]. Samant played for [[Assam cricket team|Assam]] from 1995 to 2001. He returns to [[Mumbai cricket team|Mumbai]] when [[Sameer Dighe]] retire. He played eight seasons with [[Mumbai cricket team|Mumbai]] before moving to [[Tripura cricket team|Tripura]] an retiring in 2012.<ref>[http://www.espncricinfo.com/ranjisuperleague2009/content/story/444403.html Vinayak Samant quits Mumbai]</ref> Since retiring he took-up coaching,<ref>[http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/india-in-australia/top-stories/Mumbai-boys-Mane-Samant-turn-to-coaching/articleshow/20078723.cms Mumbai boys Mane, Samant turn to coaching]</ref><ref>[http://www.espncricinfo.com/india/content/story/269015.html Searching for the highest honour]</ref><ref>[http://www.espncricinfo.com/ranjisuperleague2009/content/story/444122.html Mumbai's bloody-mindedness to the fore]</ref> becoming the head coach for Mumbai in July 2018.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/story/_/id/24077164/vinayak-samant-pips-ramesh-powar-become-mumbai-coach |title=Vinayak Samant pips Powar to become Mumbai coach |work=ESPN Cricinfo |accessdate=12 July 2018}}</ref><br />
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