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{{Short description|Indian cricketer}}
{{Use Indian English|date=July 2013}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2024}}
{{Infobox cricketer
| name              = Bal Dani
| image             =
| caption           =
| full_name         = Hemchandra Tukaram Dani
| birth_date        = {{Birth date|1933|05|24|df=yes}}
| birth_place       = Dudhani, [[British India]]
| death_date        = {{Death date and age|1999|12|19|1933|05|24|df=yes}}
| death_place       = [[Nashik]], Maharashtra, India
| batting           = Right-handed
| bowling           = Right-arm fast-medium, off-break, leg-break
| columns           = 2
| column1           = [[Test cricket|Test]]
| matches1          = 1
| runs1             = –
| bat avg1          = –
| 100s/50s1         = –
| top score1        = –
| deliveries1       = 60
| wickets1          = 1
| bowl avg1         = 19.00
| fivefor1          = 0
| tenfor1           = 0
| best bowling1     = 1/9
| catches/stumpings1= 1/–
| column2           = [[First-class cricket|First-class]]
| matches2          = 116
| runs2             = 6,476
| bat avg2          = 44.35
| 100s/50s2         = 17/34
| top score2        = 170*
| deliveries2       = 12,183
| wickets2          = 200
| bowl avg2         = 21.90
| fivefor2          = 4
| tenfor2           = 0
| best bowling2     = 7/50
| catches/stumpings2= 79/–
| international     = true
| country           = India
| onetest           = yes
| testcap           = 65
| testdebutagainst  = Pakistan
| testdebutdate     = 13 November
| testdebutyear     = 1952
| lasttestdate      = 13 November
| lasttestagainst   = Pakistan
| lasttestyear      = 1952
| source            = http://www.espncricinfo.com/india/content/player/27988.html ESPNcricinfo
| date              = 5 July
| year              = 2024
}}
'''Hemachandra Tukaram "Bal" Dani''' {{audio|Bal_Dani.ogg|pronunciation}} (24 May 1933 – 19 December 1999) was an Indian [[Test cricket]]er.
Bal Dani was predominantly a right-handed batsman. He could also bowl medium pace and later turned to off and leg breaks. His only Test match was against [[Pakistani cricket team|Pakistan]] in 1952/53. India won the game losing only four wickets, and Dani did not get a chance to bat and took a single wicket off his 10 overs. Only 19 at the time, his opening partner was the 41-year-old [[Lala Amarnath]]. He toured [[Pakistan]] in 1954/55 without appearing in a Test match.
He did his schooling at Rungta High School, Nashik. Contemporary cricketer [[Bapu Nadkarni]] also attended the same school. He held a B.A. (Hons) degree. His early first class career was with Maharashtra but he moved to Services after joining the [[Indian Air Force]] in 1956. He rose to become an Air Commodore and retired in 1987.
He hit 17 centuries and took 200 wickets in his career. He captained Services for several years. He played most of his good cricket well after his Test career. After he retired, he was a national selector from 1968 to 1975. He was the manager, selector and coach of Maharashtra's [[Ranji Trophy]] side between 1989 and 1997. He was involved with the charity organisation Sneha Seva in [[Pune]].
==See also==
*[[One Test Wonder]]
==References==
* Christopher Martin-Jenkins, ''The Complete Who's Who of Test Cricketers''
* [http://content-ind.cricinfo.com/india/content/story/79079.html Dani's obituary]
* [https://groups.google.com/group/alt.obituaries/browse_frm/thread/d1880a4ec76c92a1/5908379aa6868253?lnk=st&q=%22Bal+Dani+group:rec.sport.cricket&rnum=6&hl=en#5908379aa6868253 Obituary in Pioneer]
==External links==
*{{cricinfo|id=27988}}
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