12 Facts About Dilip Vengsarkar

Dilip Vengsarkar was known as one of the foremost exponents of the drive.

Dilip Vengsarkar was a member of the Indian team that won the 1983 Cricket World Cup.

At the pinnacle of his career, Dilip Vengsarkar was rated as the best batsman in the Coopers and Lybrand rating and he held the number one slot for 21 months until 2 March 1989.

Dilip Vengsarkar played a memorable inning in 1979 against Asif Iqbal's Pakistan team in the 2nd Test at Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi.

Dilip Vengsarkar was a member of the 1983 World Champion's team.

Dilip Vengsarkar had a productive run of scores between 1985 and 1987, where he scored centuries against Pakistan, Australia, England, West Indies and Sri Lanka, many of them in successive games.

Dilip Vengsarkar is currently team mentor and coach for Telugu Warrior team in the Celebrity Cricket League Season 5.

Dilip Vengsarkar scored a century at Lord's in 1986, thus scoring consecutive Test match centuries at Lord's in three matches.

Dilip Vengsarkar took over the captaincy from Kapil Dev after the 1987 Cricket World Cup, despite criticism that he missed the semi-final match due to a stomach disorder resulting from a seafood allergy.

Dilip Vengsarkar became the vice-president of the Mumbai Cricket Association in 2003.

Although, he was the front runner for the post of the Chairman, Selection Committee, Dilip Vengsarkar opted out because of his policy against zonal representation.

Dilip Vengsarkar was appointed the Chairman of the Talent Resource Development Wing when it was created in 2002 to develop cricket talent within the country.