Sandeep Patil is a former international cricketer who played for India during the 1980s. He was a brilliant stroke player who could also bowl a bit. He came into limelight for his performance in the Test match against Australia in 1981 when he scored 174 runs after being hit on his right ear by a ball from his fast bowler Len Pascoe in the previous innings before this Test match.
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Sandeep Patil was born on Wednesday, 8 August 1956 (age 65 years; as in 2021) in Bombay (now Mumbai). His zodiac sign is Leo. He completed his schooling from Balmohan Vidyamandir, Mumbai and later joined Ramnarayan Ruia College, Mumbai. He started playing cricket at a young age, while his father was a former first-class cricketer. Making his debut for India in 1980, he caught the attention of cricket fans with his vigorous stroke-play in the middle order and lifting his team out of difficult situations. He also performed brilliantly in domestic cricket which earned him a place in the 1983 World Cup. He could not go beyond a half-century in any of its matches but in the semi-finals he scored 51 runs and led his team to a historic victory over England. In the final, he scored 26 runs and helped India win its first Cricket World Cup title. After this his form deteriorated a bit and he was dropped from the team. After some notable performances in the Ranji Trophy, he once again returned to the team in late 1984 after scoring 609 runs in that tournament. He was then dropped after playing one Test match where he scored 41 runs against England. In 1986, he retired from international cricket but continued to play in domestic cricket. After retiring, he started working as the coach of the Indian and Kenyan teams. Under his coaching, Kenya reached the semi-finals of the 2003 ICC World Cup. He also played many other roles in cricket such as cricket expert and analyst.
Physical Appearance
Height (Approx): 5′ 10″
Weight (Approx): 72 kg
Hair Color: Natural Black
Eye colour: dark brown
Family
parents and siblings
His father’s name is Madhusudan Patil and he was a former first-class cricketer. His mother’s name is Sumitra Patil.
wife and children
Sandeep Patil is married to Deepa Patil.
Sandeep Patil with his wife
The couple has sons named Chirag Patil and Prateek Patil.
Sandeep Patil with his sons
Chirag Patil is a Bollywood actor and is married to Sana Ankola, daughter of former Indian cricketer Salil Ankola.
Chirag Patil with his wife Sana Ankola
relationships/affairs
On the sets of the Bollywood film ‘Kabhi Ajnabee The’, Sandeep Patil fell in love with the film’s lead actress Debasree Roy, despite being married.
Sandeep Patil with his alleged girlfriend Debasree Roy
Address
Sandeep Patil lives in Jogeshwari Niwas, Mumbai.
signature/autograph
Sandeep Patil’s signature
livelihood
International debut
tests
Sandeep Patil made his Test debut on 15 January 1980 against Pakistan at the MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai.
ODI
Sandeep Patil made his ODI debut on 6 December 1980 against Australia at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG).
statistics
batting statistics
Testmatch- 29 innings- 47 not out- 4 Runs- 1588 Highest score- 174 Average- 36.93100s- 450s- 70s- 4
One Day International Match- 45 Innings- 42 Not Out- 1 Run- 1005 Highest Score- 84 Average- 24.51 Balls Faced- 1223 Strike Rate- 82.17100s- 050s- 90s- 4
bowling statistics
Testmatch- 29 innings- 15 overs- 107.3 Maiden- 29 runs- 240 Wickets- 9BBI- 2/28BBM- 3/52Average- 26.66Economy- 2.23Strike rate- 71.65w- 010w- 0
One Day International Match- 45 Innings- 20 Overs- 144.0 Maidens- 9 Runs- 589 Wickets- 15BBI- 2/28 Average- 39.26 Economy- 4.09 Strike Rate- 57.64 W- 05 W- 0
home team
In the early days of his career he was more of a wrong foot medium fast bowler than a batsman. He started his cricket career playing for Bombay University in the Rohinton Baria Trophy. In 1975–76, he played his first Ranji match for the Bombay team.
Sandeep Patil in his younger days
When he started his career, he was an irregular member of the team. It was in 1979 when he became a permanent member of the team after scoring 145 runs in the Ranji Trophy semi-finals. In this match, Bombay lost its first four wickets for 72 runs when Sandeep came to bat at number six. His innings helped the Bombay team reach the final. After representing Edmonton in the Middlesex League in 1979 and 1980, he represented Somerset ‘B’ the following year. In 1979–80, India played home series against Australia and Pakistan where Sandeep was selected to play the tour matches against both the teams. He represented the West Zone team and scored 44 and 23 against Australia. After this he played innings of 68 and 71 runs against Pakistan. These innings earned him a place in the Indian national team for the last two Test matches against Pakistan. Two weeks before this match, he scored his highest first-class score against Saurashtra at the Wankhede Stadium. When he came out to bat on the second day, he was unbeaten on 45 runs before lunch. He scored 210 runs in 205 balls with the help of seven sixes and nineteen fours. The last six that he hit cleared the stadium and landed on the hockey stadium right behind this stadium.
Sandeep Patil in action in Test
He then featured in the Golden Jubilee Test against England later that season. He was selected in the team for the Australia tour in 1980-81. Before the start of the Test match, he scored 116 runs against South Australia. There are players like Rodney Hogg in this team of South Australia. This was followed by scores of 60 and 97 against Queensland, which on the other hand is equipped with star players like Jeff Thompson. He made his ODI debut against Australia in December 1980, where he scored 64 and was awarded the ‘Player of the Match’ award. In 1981, a Test series was held against Australia, where Patil was on 65 when he was injured after being hit on the neck by a ball from Rodney Hogg. He continued to bat after that and after being hit on the right ear by a ball from his fast bowler Len Pascoe, he got injured. He retired hurt.
Sandeep lying on the ground after a bouncer from Len Pascoe in the match against Australia in Sydney on 2 January 1981
But in the second innings, he continued his batting on the insistence of team captain Sunil Gavaskar, in which India lost by an innings margin. Two weeks later, he scored 174 in the second Test against Australia in Adelaide in January 1981, his highest Test score. This score came at a time when India had lost its first four wickets at the score of 130 runs. This was the highest score by an Indian in Australia at that time and included twenty-two fours and a six off Bruce Yardley at midwicket. Interestingly, he opened the bowling with Kapil Dev against New Zealand in Australia in March 1981. Later, he was dropped from the team after the home series against England in 1981–82, but was soon selected. In the concluding series, he scored his second Test century. When Sandeep added 96 runs with Kapil Dev, India was on the verge of an innings defeat. The following season, he hit Ian Botham for a four and three runs off the last two balls of his first over after receiving the new ball. In the next over, he hit six sixes off Bob Willis and took the score from 73 to 104 runs in nine balls. He remained unbeaten on 129 runs at the end of play before the match was interrupted due to rain. His next century came against Sri Lanka in Chennai in September 1982. However, he was dropped from the team in the middle of the season. When India toured the West Indies, he scored an unbeaten 121 against Karnataka in the Ranji final, which came in the same session when Bombay was targeting declaration on the final day. In June 1983, the Cricket World Cup started where Patil scored 216 runs in 8 matches. During the semi-final against England in Manchester, he scored 51 runs off 32 balls while chasing the score of 214 runs in 60 overs and helped India reach the final where they will face West Indies.
Sandeep Patil hitting an aerial shot during the semi-finals of the 1983 World Cup.
In the final, he scored 26 runs and helped India win its first Cricket World Cup title. He emerged as the fifth leading wicket-taker for India in the tournament.
Sandeep Patil after India’s victory in the 1983 final
He scored 609 runs in the 1983–84 season of Ranji Trophy. The last century of his career came against Pakistan in Faisalabad in October 1984. In December 1984, he scored 41 against England in Delhi, but was later dropped from the next Test at Eden Gardens (Kolkata) along with Kapil due to disciplinary action. God. In the next series, he was replaced by Mohammad Azharuddin who scored three centuries in three Tests. In 1986, he was recalled for a few more one-day matches. Patil announced his retirement from international cricket in September 1986 after playing against Australia in Bombay. He then came back to captain Madhya Pradesh and scored 185 against Bombay in 1990. After retiring from cricket, he served cricket as the coach of the Indian national team and India ‘A’ team.
Sandeep Patil as coach of the Indian cricket team
He also coached the associate cricket nation Kenya, which surprised everyone and reached the semi-finals of the 2003 ICC World Cup.
Sandeep Patil becomes coach of Kenya
On 27 September 2012, he became the President of BCCI and held the post till September 2016.
Sandeep Patil becomes the chief selector of the Indian team
Favorite
- Cricketers: Yuvraj Singh, Vivian Richards, Ian Botham
- Food: Poha and Upma
- Actor: Aamir Khan
Facts/General Knowledge
- Apart from his cricket career, soon after the 1983 World Cup win he was offered the lead role in the Bollywood film ‘Kabhi Ajnabee The’ opposite Poonam Dhillon and Debashree Roy.
First look of ’83’ movie
- He also edited ‘Ekach Shatak’, a Marathi sports magazine, which became the largest selling sports magazine in Maharashtra.
- On 24 December 2021, a film named ’83’ has been released in which the story of how India won the 1983 World Cup has been told. Interestingly, Sandeep Patil’s son Chirag Patil plays the role of his father in the film.
Poster of ‘Kabhi Ajnabee The’
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