Ex-Vidarbha Ranji captain Praveen Hinganikar injured in Samruddhi Expressway crash, wife dies

NAGPUR: Praveen Hinganikar, 56, former Ranji trophy captain and coach of Vidarbha, was injured in a car accident on the Samruddhi Expressway on Tuesday while his wife Suvarna, 52, was killed on the spot. The accident happened near Chaigaon in Mehkar taluka of Buldhana district. Hinganikar is currently working as chief curator of the Bangladesh Cricket Board.
Police said the Hinganikar couple was returning to Nagpur from Pune. Praveen, who has played more than 50 first class matches, was driving the car.
Assistant police inspector Amar Nagre of Mehkar police station said that Hinganikar rammed into a truck wrongly parked on the expressway. “The trucker had erred by parking his vehicle at a shady place on the highway. Hinganikar probably failed to spot that the truck wasn’t moving and rammed into it from behind. We have registered a case against the truck driver,” Nagre said.
Praveen Hinganikar was one of 12 curators to complete the Level-1 course conducted by BCCI in July 2016. He has been engaged by the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) since 2018. Under the supervision of Hinganikar, the pitches and outfields at ZACS, Chattogram, and Cox Bazar stadium were developed as per international standards.
Earlier, Hinganikar had worked as chief curator at Vidarbha Cricket Association (VCA) in Nagpur between 2008 and 2018. He had also developed the Jamtha stadium pitch and outfield. Hinganikar was regarded as a fine allrounder during his playing days. After hanging his boots,he took to coaching. He coached the Vidarbha Ranji team for a few seasons before taking up the role of curator.