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'''Rajneesh Gurbani''' (born 28 January 1993) is an Indian [[cricket]]er who plays for [[Vidarbha cricket team|Vidarbha]].<ref name="Bio">{{Cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/950165.html |title=Rajneesh Gurbani |accessdate=10 January 2016 |work=ESPN Cricinfo}}</ref> He made his [[List A cricket|List A]] debut on 10 December 2015 in the [[2015–16 Vijay Hazare Trophy]].<ref name="ListA">{{Cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/901929.html |title=Vijay Hazare Trophy, Group C: Odisha v Vidarbha at Delhi, Dec 10, 2015 |accessdate=10 January 2016 |work=ESPN Cricinfo}}</ref> He made his [[Twenty20]] debut on 3 January 2016 in the [[2015–16 Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy]].<ref name="T20">{{Cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/902111.html |title=Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy, Group A: Gujarat v Vidarbha at Nagpur, Jan 3, 2016 |accessdate=10 January 2016 |work=ESPN Cricinfo}}</ref> He made his [[first-class cricket|first-class]] debut for Vidarbha in the [[2016–17 Ranji Trophy]] on 27 October 2016.<ref name="FC">{{Cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1053549.html |title=Ranji Trophy, Group B: Jharkhand v Vidarbha at Wayanad, Oct 27-30, 2016 |accessdate=27 October 2016 |work=ESPN Cricinfo}}</ref>

In the semi-finals of the [[2017–18 Ranji Trophy]], he took twelve wickets in the match for Vidarbha against [[Karnataka cricket team|Karnataka]],<ref name="12wkts">{{Cite web|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/sports/cricket/ranji-trophy-2017-vidarbha-stun-karnataka-in-an-epic-thriller-to-reach-final-4992537/ |title=Ranji Trophy 2017: Rajneesh Gurbani’s seven-for takes Vidarbha to maiden final |accessdate=21 December 2017 |work=Indian Express}}</ref> including career-best figures of 7/68 in the second innings.<ref name="Vid-Kar">{{Cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/series/8050/report/1118701/day/5/ |title=Gurbani seven-for books Vidarbha's maiden Ranji final berth |accessdate=21 December 2017 |work=ESPN Cricinfo}}</ref> He won the man of the match award and Vidarbha advanced to their first final in the history of the Ranji Trophy.<ref name="Vid-Kar"/><ref name="semi">{{Cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1118701.html |title=2nd Semi-final, Ranji Trophy at Kolkata, Dec 17-21 2017 |accessdate=21 December 2017 |work=ESPN Cricinfo}}</ref> In the final, he [[List of hat-tricks in the Ranji Trophy|took a hat-trick]], becoming the second bowler to take one in the final of the Ranji Trophy.<ref name="HT">{{Cite web|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/sports/cricket/ranji-trophy-2017-final-vidarbha-rajneesh-gurbani-takes-hat-trick-against-delhi-5004631/ |title=Rajneesh Gurbani becomes 2nd bowler to take hat-trick in Ranji final |accessdate=30 December 2017 |work=Indian Express}}</ref><ref name="HT2">{{Cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/series/8050/report/1118703/day/2/ |title=Gurbani hat-trick, Jaffer fifty keep Vidarbha in hunt for lead |accessdate=30 December 2017 |work=ESPN Cricinfo}}</ref> Vidarbha won the game by 9 wickets to win their first ever Ranji Trophy title, with Gurbani named as man of the match.<ref name="motm">{{Cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1118703.html |title=Final, Ranji Trophy at Indore, Dec 29 2017 - Jan 1 2018 |accessdate=1 January 2018 |work=ESPN Cricinfo}}</ref><ref name="VidarbhaCI">{{Cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/india/content/story/1131283.html |title=Vidarbha crowned champions in maiden Ranji final |accessdate=1 January 2018 |work=ESPN Cricinfo}}</ref> He was the leading wicket-taker for Vidarbha in the 2017–18 Ranji Trophy, with 39 dismissals 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=2230;type=tournament |title=Ranji Trophy, 2017/18: Vidarbha batting and bowling averages |publisher=ESPN Cricinfo |accessdate=3 April 2018}}</ref>