T Dilip is an Indian cricket fielding coach who has coached several Ranji teams and the India national cricket team.
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Wiki/Biography
T Dilip aka TK Dilip aka TK.Dilip Kumar was born in Hyderabad, Telangana (formerly Andhra Pradesh), India. According to one source, he was born on Monday, 1 September 1980 (age 43 years; as of 2023), and according to another source, he was born on Thursday, 1 September 1983 (age 40 years; as of 2023). His zodiac sign is Virgo. He did his schooling from St. Anthony’s High School, Hyderabad. He later earned a bachelor’s degree in computer science from Aurora Degree and PG College, Hyderabad. He used to play cricket while studying in school and college; However, his father did not approve of his playing and asked him not to pursue a career in sports. He was fond of playing cricket and later he joined cricket as a player cum coach.
Physical Appearance
Height (Approx): 5′ 7″
Weight (Approx): 70 kg
Hair Color: Black
Eye colour: black
Body Measurements (Approx): Chest 42″, Waist 32″, Biceps 14″
Family
parents and siblings
There is not much information about his parents and siblings.
T Dilip (right) with a family member
wife and children
T Dilip is unmarried and has no children. He said in an interview that being unmarried helped him focus on his goal of becoming a national level cricket coach because according to him, he was free to pursue his coaching goals because he was unmarried.
livelihood
player
He played for his school and college level teams and later played for the Cheerful and New Blues teams in the A-Division local league. He could not play at a high level because his father did not support him and later became a coach.
coach
In an interview with Indian cricketer Ravichandran Ashwin, T Dilip revealed that he realized his passion for coaching when he used to help some local boys and give them cricket tips. He said that later he started playing as player cum coach for some local clubs. When he was facing financial crisis, he used to teach mathematics to children to earn money. In 2004, he participated in the Level-1 coaching session and came in the top-3.
T Dilip with Virender Sehwag (right) during his early coaching years
From 2008, he became the fielding coach of the Hyderabad Cricket Association Academy’s Under-14, Under-16, Under-19, Under-20 and Under-25 teams and there he met Ramakrishnan Sridhar (popularly known as R Sridhar Goes). Former Indian fielding coach who guided Dilip about the National Cricket Academy (NCA).
T Dilip during his tenure at NCA
In 2009, he began working for the Indian Premier League (IPL) franchise Deccan Chargers, where he was the baseball and assistant fielding coach to Australian cricket coach Mike Young. From 2008 to 2019, he also worked with several junior Ranji teams and several other women’s, zonal and junior boys’ national teams, where he mentored Axar Patel and Shubman Gill, who later played for India. In 2017, he became the fielding coach of India A for the series against Bangladesh. Between 2007 and 2019, he did the Level-A Refresher Course in Hyderabad, the Level-B Refresher Course in Bengaluru and later the Level-C Refresher Course at NCA.
T Dilip during his early coaching years
He later worked with several fielding coaches such as Trevor Penny and Jonty Rhodes. In November 2021, he was appointed as the fielding coach of the Indian national team and worked with Rahul Dravid. He became one of those coaches who never played for India.
Rahul Dravid, T Dilip, Vikram Rathore, and Paras Mhambrey (right to left)
He became famous for the medal ceremonies after the matches in the 2023 ODI World Cup where he gave the best fielding medal to the players for their performances.
T Dilip (right) with Rohit Sharma
tattoo
He has several tattoos on his arms and legs, including ‘I’m Enough’ on his right triceps.
T Dilip’s tattoos
He has T Dilip’s tattoo on his hand and foot
T Dilip has a tattoo of ‘I am enough’ on his arm
Facts/General Knowledge
- T Dileep revealed in an interview that he took a communication skills course from a UK-based tutor during the initial COVID-19 lockdown as he had problems with his public speaking abilities. He said that he got very stressed while speaking in front of Shikhar Dhawan, Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli in the Indian dressing room. Vijay Mohanraj of Hyderabad Cricket Academy encouraged him to work on his communication skills.
T Dilip during a coaching session
T Dilip (right) with Shikhar Dhawan
- He uses a variety of sports equipment such as a roboarm during his training.
T Dilip using the roboarm during a training session
- Apart from cricket, he likes football and has been a fan of Manchester United since childhood.
T Dilip during his visit to Manchester United Stadium, Old Trafford
- He is a dog lover and has a pet dog.
T Dilip with his pet dog
- He loves traveling and doing outdoor adventure activities.
T Dilip during a sea voyage
t dilip is doing zip line
- He also works as a freelance NLP (Neuro-Linguistic Programming) practitioner since October 2020. This technique involves using the brain intentionally to achieve results.
T Dilip during NLP session
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