Paranjape played 29
first-class matches between 1956 and 1970 for
Mumbai and
Baroda. He was part of the Mumbai side which won the
Ranji Trophy on 12 occasions. He ended up his first-class career with 785 runs with a best score of 127 against Baroda which came during the 1964 Ranji Trophy. After his retirement from cricket, he became a mentor and administrator. He was well known for his role as a mentor to several high-profile Indian cricketers such as
Sunil Gavaskar,
Dilip Vengsarkar,
Sachin Tendulkar,
Sanjay Manjrekar,
Sourav Ganguly,
Rahul Dravid,
Yuvraj Singh and
Rohit Sharma. His mentorship and leadership skills had significantly influenced these players to have a prolific cricketing career. He also served as a coach at
National Cricket Academy and was one of the first choice coaches when the National Cricket Academy was inaugurated in 2000. He also coached Dadar Union,
India U-19 national team, Maharashtra and Bombay teams. He was appointed as director of coaching by the
Board of Control for Cricket in India in 1980s and served as head coach of Indian junior cricketers in camps. == Death ==