26 Facts About Sandeep Patil

Sandeep Patil is a former Indian cricketer, India national age group cricket manager and former Kenya national team coach, who guided the underdogs to the semi-finals of the 2003 World Cup.

Sandeep Patil was a hard-hitting middle order batsman and an occasional medium pace bowler.

Sandeep Patil was the coach of Mumbai Champs in the Indian Cricket League, but returned to the mainstream when he cut ties with the unofficial league in 2009.

Sandeep Patil has been appointed as the director of National Cricket Academy by the BCCI, replacing Dav Whatmore.

Sandeep Patil was appointed as the new chief of the BCCI Selection Committee on 27 September 2012.

Sandeep Patil was born on 18 August 1956 in Mumbai.

Sandeep Patil's father, Madhusudan Patil, was a former first class cricketer, national level badminton player and skilled player of tennis and football.

Sandeep Patil grew up in the Shivaji Park area in Bombay, studied in Balmohan Vidyamandir and Ramnarain Ruia College and was coached by Ankush 'Anna' Vaidya.

Sandeep Patil played for Edmonton in the Middlesex league in 1979 and 1980, and for Somerset 'B' in the latter year.

Sandeep Patil appeared in tour matches for West Zone against both teams, scoring 44 and 23 against Australia, and 68 and 71 against Pakistan.

Sandeep Patil won the man of the match on his ODI debut for a 64 against Australia.

Sandeep Patil collapsed in the crease and had to retire hurt.

Two weeks later, with a helmet on, Sandeep Patil hit a spectacular 174 in the Adelaide Test.

England took the second new ball soon after and Sandeep Patil hit the last two balls of an over from Ian Botham for four and three.

Sandeep Patil was 129 not out when rain brought an early end to the match.

Sandeep Patil scored 216 runs in eight matches in the Prudential World Cup including 51* in the semifinal against England.

Sandeep Patil was dropped in the next test at Kolkata as a disciplinary measure, along with Kapil Dev who fell to a similar shot off the bowling of Pat Pocock.

Mohammad Azharuddin who took his place scored hundreds in his first three Test matches and Sandeep Patil played no more Test cricket, although Kapil Dev would return to squad.

Sandeep Patil announced his retirement from first class cricket after appearing for Bombay against the Australians in September 1986.

Sandeep Patil went on to coach the India national team and the 'A' team.

Sandeep Patil served as chairman of selectors of the Board of Control for Cricket in India from 27 September 2012 to September 2016.

Reportedly Sandeep Patil got so occupied with his Bollywood debut that he refused to participate in the West Indies tour in 1983.

Where Sandeep Patil tarried far too long about being a Debashreeman, Miss Roy went on to become a captive star sought by Bengal's topmost cineaste directors.

Sandeep Patil edited Marathi sports magazine Ekach Shatkar which was, once a top selling sports magazine in Maharashtra.

In 1983, Sandeep Patil was married when he met Debashree Roy on the set of Kabhie Ajnabi The and reportedly had an affair with her.

Sandeep Patil has two sons, Chirag Patil and Prateek Patil.