Anil Deshpande (born 2 August 1952) is an Indian former first-class cricketer who played for Vidarbha. He worked as a selector for the Indian team from 1998 to 2000.
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| Full name | Anil Prabhakar Deshpande | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 2 August 1952 Nagpur, Maharashtra, India | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | All-rounder | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1970/71–1982/83 | Vidarbha | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Career edit
Deshpande played as an all-rounder for Vidarbha across 13 seasons. He made 62 first-class appearances, scoring more than 3000 runs and taking 88 wickets. He was a regular member of Central Zone cricket team during his career and made 21 first-class appearances for the team.[1] Although he did not play international matches, Deshpande represented Central Zone against visiting Australian, English, Pakistani, Sri Lankan and West Indies teams in first-class matches.[2]
In 1998, Deshpande became a member of the Indian team selection panel, representing Central Zone.[3] He resigned from the position in 2000, citing personal reasons.[4] Later in his career, he also stood as an umpire in cricket matches.[5]
References edit
- ^ "First-class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Anil Deshpande". CricketArchive. Retrieved 6 February 2016.
- ^ "First-Class Matches played by Anil Deshpande". CricketArchive. Retrieved 6 February 2016.
- ^ "Wadekar selection panel chief". The Tribune. 23 September 1998. Retrieved 6 February 2016.
- ^ Shariff, Faisal (28 September 2000). "Jagdale likely to replace Deshpande". Rediff. Retrieved 6 February 2016.
- ^ "Anil Deshpande as Umpire in Miscellaneous Matches". CricketArchive. Retrieved 6 February 2016.
External links edit
- Anil Deshpande at ESPNcricinfo
- Anil Deshpande at CricketArchive (subscription required)