Devang Gandhi is a right-handed opening batsman of West Bengal Cricket team. Devang Jayant Gandhi was born on September 6th in 1971 in Bhavnagar, Gujarat. Apart from the Bengal team, Devang Gandhi has also played for team India and Essex Cricket Board. Devang`s weakness in the techniques against the fast and short rising deliveries were exposed in the 1999-2000 Australia tour. But still he continued to play good at the domestic level.

Career of Devang Gandhi
Devang Gandhi started his First-class match career in 1994-95. He has played in overall 95 First-class matches with an average of 42.73. The total score of Devang in these matches is 6111 runs, which includes 16 centuries and 27 half-centuries. The highest score of Devang Gandhi in any of the First-class matches is 323 runs. Sunil Joshi and Narendra Hirwani dismissed him mostly in the First-class matches. While with ball in hand, Devang Gandhi has picked up total 6 wickets by losing 334 runs out of 734 balls he played in the First-class matches. Devang`s bowling average is 55.66 and economy is 2.73 in these matches. Devang Gandhi played his latest First-class match against Karnataka from December 17th to 20th in 2005, which was held at Mysore.

Devang Gandhi debuted in the List A matches in 1994-95 and it continued up to 2004-05. He has played in altogether 98 List A matches with an average of 39.55. The total score of Devang in these matches is 3402 runs, which includes 9 centuries and 16 half-centuries. Devang`s maximum score in any of the List A matches is 164 runs. Whereas in bowling, Devang Gandhi has picked up total 17 wickets by giving 605 runs out of 789 balls he played in the List A matches. His bowling average in these matches is 35.58 and economy is 4.60.

Devang Gandhi had his Test match debut against New Zealand from October 10th to 14th in 1999, which was played at Mohali. He has played in altogether 4 Test matches with an average of 34.00. His total score in these matches is 204 runs and his striking rate is 37.43. Devang`s highest score in any of the Test matches is 88 runs. His Test match scorecard consists of 2 half-centuries, 27 fours and 1 six. Glenn McGrath and Nathan Astle dismissed Devang Gandhi mostly in the Test matches. Whereas in bowling, Devang has not got the chance to bowl. Devang`s latest Test match was against Australia from December 10th to 14th in 1999, which was held at Adelaide.

The One Day International (ODI) match debut of Devang Gandhi was against New Zealand on November 17th in 1999, which was held at Delhi. He has played in overall 3 ODI matches with an average of 16.33. Devang`s total score in these matches is 49 runs and his striking rate is 50.51. His highest score in any of the ODI match is 30 runs. He did not bowl in any of the three ODI matches. The latest ODI match of Devang was against Australia on January 30 in 2000, which was held at Perth. Devang Gandhi has also played for the Indian Premiere League (IPL) in the Kings XI Punjab team. Devang Gandhi also played domestic cricket for Bengal in the Ranji Trophy and for the East Zone team in the Duleep Trophy, after which he retired in the year 2005-06.