Chandrakant Pandit, born on September 30, 1961, in Mumbai, of Maharashtra, had served India well as a skilled striker and an able wicketkeeper in the mid-eighties. He made his Test debut in the England Vs India Test, held at Leeds from June 19-23 , in 1986. Chandrakant Pandit, scored only 23 runs in the first innings, and 17 in the second innings.

Among three of the five Tests, that Pandit was featured in, he functioned as a middle-order batsman. In the 1991-92 tour of Australia, he availed of the absence of Kiran More, and demonstrated his skill by procuring eleven fantastic catches. In the 5 Test matches that he had played, he had obtained 171 runs, at an average of 24.42. His highest score was 39.

Pandit`s appropriate batting established him as a main-pillar batsman for the Indian One-Day Internationals . In the 36 ODIs that he has played, he had added 290 runs. His first ODI appearance was in the India Vs New Zealand match at Sharjah, on April 10, 1986. This was the occasion for his ODI Best of 33*.

Chandrakant Pandit`s last ODI was Australia Vs India, at Sydney, on January 20, 1992. He rendered celebrated Australian cricketers like DM Jones and ME Waugh, stumped off, with his wicket-keeping prowess.

Chandrakant Pandit`s international career ended only to mark a new beginning in domestic cricket. He became a member of Madhya Pradesh cricket, and luxuriated in some pleasant performances.

Chandrakant Pandit`s career, took an interesting change, when he was appointed as the cricket coach of the Mumbai cricket team. His assignment as a coach gifted him considerable success.

Chandrakant Pandit, if not a top-class player, yet didn`t ever lack sincerity regarding his profession.