Dilip Vengsarkar

Quick Facts

Full Name	Dilip Vengsarkar
Occupation	Cricket Player
Date Of Birth	Apr 6, 1956(1956-04-06)
Age	68
Birthplace	Rajapur Village
Country	Bangladesh
Birth City	Khulna Division
Horoscope	Aries

Dilip Vengsarkar Biography

Dilip Vengsarkar is one of the most popular and richest Cricket Player who was born on April 6, 1956 in Rajapur Village, Khulna Division, Bangladesh. Former batsman who played locally for Mumbai from 1975 until 1992 He had one of the most impressive Indian Test batting rates and played for India during India’s 1987 Cricket World Cup.

His successor was legendary cricketer He succeeded legendary cricketer Kapil Dev as the captain of the Indian international team. as Captain for the Indian international team.

Vengsarkar made his international cricket debut against New Zealand at Auckland in 1975–76 as an opening batsman. India won this Test convincingly, but he did not have much success. Later on he usually batted in the No.3 or No.4 position.

During the 1978–79 Test Series in India against the West Indies, he was involved in a partnership of over 300 runs with Sunil Gavaskar at Calcutta, with both batsman scoring centuries.

He got married Manali Vengsarkar.

Dilip Vengsarkar Net Worth

Dilip Vengsarkar is one of the richest Cricket Player from Bangladesh. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Dilip Vengsarkar 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

He made his debut in international cricket with New Zealand in 1975, as the opening batsman.

He was among the first pioneers of”drive” batting “drive” batting technique in cricket.

Dilip Balwant Vengsarkar pronunciation (help ·info ) (born 6 April 1956) is a former Indian cricketer and a cricket administrator. He was known as one of the foremost exponents of the drive. He was also known by the nickname ‘Colonel’. Along with Sunil Gavaskar and Gundappa Viswanath, he was a key player in the Indian batting line up in the late 70s and early 80s. He went on to play till 1992. Dilip has also represented Bombay in the Ranji Trophy.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

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Who is Dilip Vengsarkar Dating?

According to our records, Dilip Vengsarkar married to Manali Vengsarkar. As of December 1, 2023, Dilip Vengsarkar’s is not dating anyone.

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At this pinnacle of best his career, Vengsarkar was rated as the best batsmen in the Coopers and Lybrand rating (a predecessor of the PWC ratings) and he held the number one slot for 21 months in a row till March 2, 1989.

Facts & Trivia

Dilip Ranked on the list of most popular Cricket Player. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Bangladesh. Dilip Vengsarkar celebrates birthday on April 6 of every year.

In March 2006, BCCI proposed the name of Vengsarkar for match referee, but the proposal did not move forward as Vengsarkar accepted the job as chairman of selectors of the BCCI in September 2006 – in contrast to his stance on zonal representation a decade ago.

Top Facts about Dilip Vengsarkar

1. Dilip Vengsarkar played for India from 1976-1992.
2. He scored over 6000 runs in Test cricket.
3. Vengsarkar was known as the “Colonel” due to his military-like precision.
4. He served as chairman of selectors for Indian cricket team.
5. Vengsarkar is the only Indian cricketer to score three consecutive Test centuries at Lord’s.
6. He was awarded the Arjuna Award in 1981 and Padma Shri in 1987.
7. Vengsarkar has also been a successful businessman and commentator.
8. He played for Mumbai (formerly Bombay) in domestic cricket.
9. In total, he played 116 Tests and 129 ODIs for India.
10. Vengsarkar was inducted into ICC Hall of Fame in 2021

Where is Dilip Vengsarkar now?

He is currently team mentor and coach for Telugu Warrior team in the Celebrity Cricket League Season 5. He also scored a century at Lord’s in 1986, thus scoring consecutive Test match centuries at Lord’s in three matches.

How many matches Dilip Vengsarkar played in 1983 World Cup?

9th June 1979Prudential World Cup 1979wc18
13th June 1979| Prudential World Cup 1979| wc22
16th June 1979| Prudential World Cup 1979| wc25
13th June 1983| Prudential World Cup 1983| wc38
15th June 1983| Prudential World Cup 1983| wc43

When did Dilip Vengsarkar retire?

At the time of his retirement in 1992, he was second only to Gavaskar in runs and centuries scored in Tests for India. Vengsarkar served as the BCCI’s chairman of selectors between 2006 and 2008.

Who got injured in 83 World Cup?

Dilip Vengsarkar was injured during the second match with West Indies, when Marshal Malcolm’s bouncer hit him on the chin. While he recuperated from the grievous injury, the cricketer had to miss the rest of the matches.

Did Kapil use Mongoose bat?

However, the bat Kapil uses was just known as a Slazenger WG bat at that point (no mention of any mongoose) , a new ‘shoulder-less model’ the bat company had come up with. It had a shorter blade than most bats in use then, with the bat being described by the sellers as having ‘extra power in the hitting area’.