Dilip Sardesai

Dilip Sardesai
Personal information
Full name
Dilip Narayan Sardesai
Born(1940-08-08)8 August 1940
Margao, Goa, Portuguese India
Died2 July 2007(2007-07-02) (aged 66)
Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm
RelationsRajdeep Sardesai (son)
Sagarika Ghose (daughter-in-law)
International information
National side
Test debut (cap 103)1 December 1961 v England
Last Test20 December 1972 v England
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1961–1973Bombay
1961–1965Associated Cement Company
Career statistics
Competition Tests First-class
Matches 30 179
Runs scored 2,001 10,230
Batting average 39.23 41.75
100s/50s 5/9 25/56
Top score 212 222
Balls bowled 59 791
Wickets 0 8
Bowling average – 69.00
5 wickets in innings – 0
10 wickets in match – 0
Best bowling – 2/15
Catches/stumpings 4/– 85/–
Source: ESPNcricinfo

Dilip Narayan Sardesai (pronunciationⓘ; 8 August 1940 – 2 July 2007) was an Indian international cricketer. He played Tests for the Indian national team as a batsman, the first Goa-born cricketer to play for India, and was often regarded as one of India's best batsmen against spin, although Indian batsmen have been known to play better against spin.[1][2]

  1. ^ "Spin vs Pace:Graham Thorpe outlines on how to tackle spin". BBC. 4 August 2018. Retrieved 5 August 2018.
  2. ^ "India Test batsman Sardesai dies". BBC. 2 July 2007. Retrieved 3 July 2007.