Kedar then smashed 195 and took Maharashtra to the semis.In a U-22 match against Mumbai in the 2006-07 season, chasing 512, Maharashtra were 69-4. "Hailing from the Kothurd gaothan area, Kedar played a lot of tennis ball cricket. "Though Kedar is a natural strategist on the cricket field, his brush with captaincy hasn't been too smooth.The success of IPL in 2008 prompted Maharashtra Cricket Association to start Maharashtra Premier League in 2009. But the big performances to deserve special treatment were missing from his CV .Maharashtra's first match of the Ranji season was against Uttar Pradesh at the Gahunje stadium. "Kedar is the second player born and brought up in Pune to have played ODI cricket for India.

Source: Times of India January 29, 2017 06:01 UTC