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Dilip Doshi
Thu, June 15 2017
The D’s: Redoubtable names and some splendid cricketers with short careers
From the early era’s Joe Darling and Reggie Duff to the modern masters in Rahul Dravid and AB de Villiers, encompassing men ranging from Ted Dexter to Aravinda de Silva on the way.
Wed, September 30 2015
Ryan Harris and others with 50 Test wickets after making debut after 30
Rafique is the only player to score 1,000 runs and take 100 wickets among players who made their Test debut after 30.
Wed, July 01 2015
Dream Team of XI standout No. 11s in cricket history!
Tailenders have often been a source of amusement with the bat. History is replete with batsmen who have been gloriously inept wielding the willow.
Fri, April 01 2016
The day Dilip Vengsarkar was unceremoniously deported from Dubai
The incident was probably not a first of its kind in the history of world cricket. The shocking aspect of the incident was the nonchalant attitude of the Indian cricket team. None of them stood by Dilip Vengsarkar.
Mon, December 22 2014
Dilip Doshi: 10 facts to know about the Indian left-arm spinner
Dilip Doshi, born on December 22, 1947, was one of the best left-arm spinners in the world in the 1970s and early 80s.
Fri, March 14 2014
Ryan Harris: First fast bowler to take 100 Test wickets making debut after 30
Dilip Doshi, Saeed Ajmal and Clarrie Grimmett are other bowlers to achieve the feat.
Fri, August 01 2014
Eight Indian bowlers who took five-fors in an innings on Test debut
Mohammed Shami became the eighth Indian to take a five-wicket haul in an innings on Test debut. Abhishek Mukherjee looks at all the bowlers who started their career on a high.
Sat, August 23 2014
32-year-old Dilip Doshi scalps six in an innings on Test debut after young Allan Border scores masterly hundred
On September 12, 1979, 32-year-old left-arm spinner Dilip Doshi recorded a six-wicket haul on Test debut after 24-year-old Allan Border beat the Madras heat with a splendid century. Jaideep Vaidya goes through the events of the Test match.
Thu, July 11 2013
Sunil Gavaskar is the best opener I have seen in world cricket: Ravi Shastri
"As an opening batsman, he put India up on the cricket map. He became a folk hero for our generation and the later generation of Tendulkars, Dravids and Laxmans," opined Ravi Shastri. He was talking about Sunil Gavaskar, who was inducted into the Legends Club in Mumbai as the fourth member after Vijay Merchant, Vijay Hazare and Vinoo Mankad. Shastri said that Gavaskar remains the best opener he has seen in world cricket.
Sun, December 20 2015
Dilip Doshi: An entry better late than never
Thanks to Bishan Bedi, Dilip Doshi had to remain on the fringes for a decade.