Hrishikesh Hemant Kanitkar pronunciation (born 14 November 1974) is a former Indian cricketer, who played tests and ODIs.
He is a left-handed batsman and a right-arm offbreak bowler.
When he retired in 2015, he was one of only three batsmen to have scored 8000-plus runs in the Ranji Trophy and also only captain in the Ranji Trophy's history to lift the Elite and Plate league titles.
He is the only cricketer to score 8000 plus runs in Ranji Trophy without winning the title.