Rakesh Shukla

Infobox Historic Cricketer

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nationality = Indian
country = India
country abbrev = IND
name = Rakesh Shukla
picture = Cricket_no_pic.pngbatting style = Right-hand bat
bowling style = Legbreak googly
tests = 1
test runs = -
test bat avg = -
test 100s/50s = -/-
test top score = -
test balls = 294
test wickets = 2
test bowl avg = 76.00
test 5s = -
test 10s = -
test best bowling = 2/82
test catches/stumpings = -/-
FCs = 121
FC runs = 3798
FC bat avg = 31.91
FC 100s/50s = 6/17
FC top score = 163*
FC balls = 16846
FC wickets = 295
FC bowl avg = 24.53
FC 5s = 7
FC 10s = 1
FC best bowling = 7/83
FC catches/stumpings = 71/-
debut date = 17 September
debut year = 1982
last date = 17 September
last year = 1982
source = http://content-aus.cricinfo.com/ci/content/player/34020.html

Rakesh Chandra Shukla audio|Rakesh_Shukla.ogg|pronunciation (born February 4, 1948, Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh) is a former Indian cricketer who played in one Test in 1982.He was leg-break-googly-bowler and a decent hard-hitting batsman also. Those days all-rounders were not given the recognition unlike later years. With spin quatret of Bishan Singh Bedi, B. S. Chandrashekhar, S.Venkatraghvan and Erapalli Prassana he couldn't break into Indian team. In his later years youngsters like Maninder Singh and Ravi Shastri were preferred. He would have made a better cricket if One-day Cricket was common like later years.