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Dilip Doshi 
Personal information Batting style Left-hand bat Bowling style Slow left-arm orthodox Career statistics Competition Tests ODIs Matches 33 15 Runs scored 129 9 Batting average 4.60 3.00 100s/50s -/- -/- Top score 20 5* Balls bowled 9322 792 Wickets 114 22 Bowling average 30.71 23.81 5 wickets in innings 6 - 10 wickets in match - n/a Best bowling 6/102 4/30 Catches/stumpings 10/- 3/- Source: [5], 4 February 2006 Dilip Rasiklal Doshi
pronunciation (help·info) (born December 22, 1947, Rajkot, Gujarat) is a former Indian cricketer who played in 33 Tests and 15 ODIs from 1979 to 1983.Doshi was one of only two Test bowlers that played in their first Test after the age of thirty to take 100 wickets, the other being Clarrie Grimmett.
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In Test Cricket
Doshi was already in his 30's when he made his long over due Test debut (At Chennai, against Australia). Having waited for so long, he didn't waste any time in making his presence felt. With figures of 6/103 & 2/64 he was India's best bowler in the match. He continued to perform well in the series and in the final test match at Mumbai, he was one of the heroes of an India victory with figures of 5/43 & 3/60. But perhaps, his greatest joy came, when he took 4/92 at Eden Garden, Calcutta, his (adopted) home town, in front of 70,000 strong crowd.
After this series, Doshi's place in the Indian Test team became permanent. Unfortunately, in the next few years Doshi failed to emerge as regular match winning bowler in the international level. He was accurate and consistent, but failed to show the killing instincts. His only match winning effort after the Aussie series came at Mumbai, against England, in 1981-82. His 5/39, helped India gain a vital first innings lead in a low scoring match. [1] Emergence of Maninder Singh in 82-83 season hastened the end of Doshi's test career.
Career Test Bowling performances (Coutrywise): [2]
Opposition Matches Wickets Average Best 5/I Australia 9 38 28.15 6/103 2 England 10 36 27.55 6/102 2 New Zealand 2 5 32.80 2/18 0 Pakistan 11 27 38.66 5/90 1 Sri Lanka 1 8 29.00 5/85 1 Overall 33 114 30.71 6/102 6 In ODIs
Doshi made his ODI debut during the 1980-81 tour of Australia. At Gabba, against NZ, he produced his best figures of 4/30. Both his average 23.81 and RPO(3.96) in ODIs are impressive. But, he wasn't the most mobile of fielders, and with him being a real rabbit with the bat, he played only 15 ODIs for India. All-rounder Ravi Shastri was preferred to him for the 1983 WC.[3]
In 1st Class Cricket
Though Doshi made his first Class debut with Saurashtra, he played most of his Ranji Trophy cricket with Bengal. It was for Bengal that he achieved the remarkable figures of 6 wickets for 6 runs against Assam in 1974. Overall, his long Ranji Trophy career shows 318 wickets at an impressive average of 18.33.[4]
He also played first Class cricket for Nottinghamshire and Warwickshire in the English midlands. Overall, his first class career shows 898 wickets at 26.58 a piece. [5]
In March 1983, he led a West Bengal side for a short tour of Dhaka. In the 3 day match, he led his side to an emaphatic win with figures of 7/39 & 5/74. The guile of his spin was too much for the Bangladeshi batsmen. He took 3/27(from 9 overs) in the 45 over match.[6]
The Unfortunate Trio
Throughout the late 1960s and 1970s, three left arm spinners dominated the Indian domestic cricket scene. Along with Doshi there were, Padmakar Shivalkar from Mumbai, & Rajinder Goel of Haryana & Delhi. Goel still holds the record for the highest number of wickets in the Ranji Trophy (640 at 17.14). Shivlakar holds the record for his team Mumbai. Years after years, they destroyed strong batting line ups in Indian cricket with the guile of their spin, only to be overlooked by the national selectors. The only reason was the presence of B.S. Bedi. With a world class left arm spinner readily available, the selectors were reluctant to give the others much chance. Thus, Shivalker and Goel had to content themselves with a few unofficial test matches against Sri Lanka. Goel was specially unlucky, in the sense that he was originally selected to make his official Test Debut against WI at Delhi, in 1974-75. But a last minute change saw off spinner Venkat replacing him. Doshi, in that sense, can be considered to be the luckiest; at least he got the chance to represent India in full internationals. Nevertheless, he too lost the best years of his playing career waiting for his chance to come.[4]
Other information
As of 2006, he is the Managing Director of Entrack India, a firm that markets Montblanc pens in India. He is the father of Nayan Doshi.
References
- ^ [1] Cricinfo Player Page Dilip Doshi (Retrieved on 2009-06-17)
- ^ [2] Cricinfo Player Page: Dilip Doshi (Retrieved on 2009-06-30)
- ^ [3] Cricinfo Player Page Dilip Doshi(Retrieved on 2009=06-18)
- ^ a b "Indian Cricket 1995" (Compiled by P.V. Vaidyanathan), Kasturi & Sons Limited, Madras. Published in December 1995.
- ^ [4] Cricinfo Player Page Dilip Doshi (Retrieved on 2009-06-18)
- ^ Hasan Babli. "Antorjartik Cricket Bangladesh". Khelar Bhuban Prakashani, November, 1994.
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