Anil Deshpande

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.

Anil Deshpande
Personal information
Full name
Anil Prabhakar Deshpande
Born (1952-08-02) 2 August 1952
Nagpur, Maharashtra, India
RoleAll-rounder
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1970/71–1982/83Vidarbha
Career statistics
Competition FC List A
Matches 62 6
Runs scored 3,157 116
Batting average 32.21 23.20
100s/50s 4/19 0/0
Top score 164* 48
Balls bowled 5,227 48
Wickets 88 1
Bowling average 29.67 49.00
5 wickets in innings 1 0
10 wickets in match 0 n/a
Best bowling 6/45 1/7
Catches/stumpings 32/– 1/0
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 6 February 2016

Career

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
  1. "First-class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Anil Deshpande". CricketArchive. Retrieved 6 February 2016.
  2. "First-Class Matches played by Anil Deshpande". CricketArchive. Retrieved 6 February 2016.
  3. "Wadekar selection panel chief". The Tribune. 23 September 1998. Retrieved 6 February 2016.
  4. Shariff, Faisal (28 September 2000). "Jagdale likely to replace Deshpande". Rediff. Retrieved 6 February 2016.
  5. "Anil Deshpande as Umpire in Miscellaneous Matches". CricketArchive. Retrieved 6 February 2016.
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