Milap Mewada

Milap Pradeepkumar Mewada (born 15 September 1974) is a former Indian first-class cricketer who played for Baroda from 1996/97 to 2004/05. He became a cricket coach after his playing career. He is the batting coach of the Afghanistan national cricket team.

Milap Mewada

Personal information
Full name	Milap Pradeepkumar Mewada
Born	(1974-09-15) 15 September 1974 (age 50) Mehsana, Gujarat, India
Batting	Right-handed
Role	Wicket-keeper
Domestic team information
Years	Team
1996/97–2004/05	Baroda
Career statistics
Competition FC List A Matches 11 26 Runs scored 242 196 Batting average 17.28 17.81 100s/50s 0/1 0/0 Top score 62 34 Catches/stumpings 38/2 29/10
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 20 August 2019

Life and career

Born in Mehsana, Gujarat, Mewada played for India under-19s in the 1993/94 season before getting selected in the Baroda senior team two seasons later. As a wicket-keeper, he appeared in a total of 11 first-class and 26 List A matches in a career that spanned between 1996/97 and 2004/05. He also represented West Zone in the Deodhar Trophy.^[1][2]

Mewada took up cricket coaching following his retirement. After having worked as the assistant coach of Baroda, Mewada coached the Chhattisgarh under-19 team which qualified for the knockout stage of a domestic competition.^[3] He was selected as the head coach of Jammu and Kashmir in 2018, with former Baroda teammate Irfan Pathan being named its mentor.^[4][5]