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Dilip Doshi

Full Name
Dilip Rasiklal Doshi
Born
22-12-1947 Rajkot, Saurashtra, India
Current Age
74 years old
Major Teams
India
Batting Style
Left-hand bat
Bowling Style
Slow left-arm
Dilip Doshi

Dilip Doshi Biography

Doshi was in his thirties when he finally got his opportunity to play for India. Making his debut only after Bishan Bedi’s career had run its full course, the bespectacled 32-year-old claimed 6 for 103 in his first innings. In the final Test of the series he took 8, bowling India to an innings win. He captured 27 wickets in the series.

He already had all the experience in the world, the many years for Nottinghamshire standing in solid stead. Doshi kept on taking wickets, showing the world what might have been, making up for lost time in a hurry. A hurry that did not interfere with his great control over flight, line and length. In 3 years and 28 Tests, he had topped 100 wickets, one of a handful of men to achieve the feat after making his debut at thirty-plus.

With thick-framed glasses, buttoned full sleeves and features resembling a salaryman past his first youth, Doshi seldom looked his part as a fantastic left-arm spinner. And just as the early part of his career had suffered from the presence of Bedi in the Indian side, his last days were rendered bitter and support-less due to the lack of harmony with his captain Sunil Gavaskar. However, it did not stop Doshi from being one of the best in the game in his era. When records are looked at and evaluated against the contemporary standards of that era, Doshi emerges as a force to reckon with, one of the most successful Indian spinners at home.

Among the many memorable bowling successes and endearingly ridiculous attempts at batting, Doshi’s best effort perhaps came against England at Wankhede in 1981-82, when his figures of 29.1-12-39-5 dismissed England for 166 from 95 for 1, and eventually led to a thrilling Indian win. The other landmark performance was at Melbourne when Australia were set a small total. He came on early because of an injury to Kapil Dev at Melbourne and dismissed Graeme Wood and Kim Hughes, paving the way for the paceman to bowl India to the famous win on the morrow.

Doshi’s ODI career, however short, was more impressive than many of his contemporaries. He also went on to become an extremely successful businessman.

His autobiography Spin Punch is one of the most outspoken and controversial by an Indian cricketer.

Arunabha Sengupta

Dilip Doshi Batting & Fielding Averages

Career M In R NO HS Avg BF SR 100s 50s 4s 6s Ct St
Test 33 38 129 10 20 4.607 399 32.33 0 0 11 -- 10 0
ODIs 15 5 9 2 5* 3.000 20 45.00 0 0 0 0 3 0
T20s 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
World Cup 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --

Dilip Doshi Bowling Averages

Career M B R W Avg EC SR 5WI 10WM BBI BBM
Test 33 9322 3502 114 30.71 2.254 81. 6 0 6/102 8/103
ODIs 15 792 524 22 23.81 3.969 36.00 0 0 4/30 4/30
T20s 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
World Cup 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 4/30

Dilip Doshi Career statistics

Test Debut

India v Australia at MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chepauk, Chennai, September 11, 1979

Last Test

India v Pakistan at M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore, September 14, 1983

ODI Debut

Australia v India at Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne, December 6, 1980

Last ODI

Pakistan v India at Ibn-e-Qasim Bagh Stadium, Multan, December 17, 1982

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Shocked With Pant’s Keeping in New Zealand; Saha Best Wicketkeeper Batsman: Dilip Doshi

Doshi called Saha the best wicketkeeper batsman in the country and insisted that he should be the team's first-choice wicketkeeper.

Jadeja India’s Best Spinner, Ashwin Hasn’t Improved: Dilip Doshi

Doshi reckons Jadeja is better equipped to spin bowling than Ashwin.

Former India Spinner Dilip Doshi Takes A Dig At T20-Driven Shorter Formats

Doshi, meanwhile, heaped praised on India's pace-bowling trio of Mohammed Shami, Umesh Yadav and Ishant Sharma.

Jasprit Bumrah breaks 39-year-old record, becomes highest wicket-taker on debut

Bumrah eclipsed a 39-year-old record to become the highest wicket-taker by an Indian on debut in a calendar year with 45 wickets and ...

No need of a coach in international cricket: Dilip Doshi

Former India spinner Dilip Doshi feels that cricketers at international stage should not require much guidance and that coaches are ...

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    The incident was probably not a first of its kind in the history of world cricket. The shocking aspect of the incident was the ...

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    Thanks to Bishan Bedi, Dilip Doshi had to remain on the fringes for a decade.

    Dilip Doshi spins India to first series victory over Australia after Syed Kirmani becomes third night-watchman to score a Test century

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