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Sandeep Patil

Full Name: Sandeep Madhusudan Patil
Born: 18 August 1956, Bombay (now Mumbai), Maharashtra
Major Teams: Mumbai, Madhya Pradesh, India.

Batting Style: Right Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Right Arm Medium
Other: Coach

 

Test Debut: India v Pakistan at Madras, 5th Test, 1979/80
Last Test: India v England at Delhi, 2nd Test, 1984/85

ODI Debut: India v Australia at Melbourne, World Series Cup, 1980/81
Last ODI: India v England at Manchester, Texaco Trophy, 1986

First-Class Debut: 1975-76 v Hyderabad, Ranji Trophy Quarter-finals
Last First-Class: 1992/93

Career Statistics:

TESTS

 (career)

                      M    I  NO  Runs   HS     Ave 100  50   Ct  St

Batting & Fielding   29   47   4  1588  174   36.93   4   7   12   0

                      O      M     R    W    Ave   BBI    5  10    SR  Econ

Bowling             107.3   29   240    9  26.66  2-28    0   0  71.6  2.23

ONE-DAY INTERNATIONALS

 (career)

                      M    I  NO  Runs   HS     Ave     SR 100  50   Ct  St

Batting & Fielding   45   42   1  1005   84   24.51  83.54   0   9   11   0

                      O      M     R    W    Ave   BBI   4w  5w    SR  Econ

Bowling             144      9   589   15  39.26  2-28    0   0  57.6  4.09

FIRST-CLASS

 (career: 1975/76 - 1992/93)

                      M    I  NO  Runs   HS     Ave 100  50   Ct  St

Batting & Fielding  130  201  13  8156  210   43.38  20  46   66   0

                    Balls     R    W    Ave   BBI    5  10    SR  Econ

Bowling              6822  2849   86  33.12  6-20    4   0  79.3  2.50

LIST A LIMITED OVERS

 (career: 1978/79 - 1994/95)

                      M    I  NO  Runs   HS     Ave 100  50   Ct  St

Batting & Fielding   73   68   5  1741  103*  27.63   1  14   22   0

                    Balls     R    W    Ave   BBI   4w  5w    SR  Econ

Bowling              2106  1377   46  29.93  3-30    0   0  45.7  3.92

Profile:

A dashing batsman and a useful medium pace bowler, Sandip Patil was a tower of strength to the Indian middle order for many years. His good looks (he was a pop singer and a film actor), aggressive batsmanship and a penchant for big hits made Patil a natural crowd puller. He was an instant success after making his Test debut and on his first tour, took 174 off Lillee and Pascoe at Adelaide. It was a remarkable innings given that in the previous Test he was concussed by a bouncer from Pascoe after scoring 65. After a moderate series against England in 1981-82 he was dropped but was back for the tour of England in 1982. And at Old Trafford he came up with another memorable display, hitting 129 not out, in the process taking 24 runs (4440444) off an over from Bob Willis - the third delivery being a no ball. He did reasonably well on the tour of Pakistan in 1982-83 but because of personal problems he dropped out of the team to tour West Indies in 1983. Back for the World Cup in 1983, Patil was one of the heroes of that triumph. But in the Tests against Pakistan and West Indies in 1983-84, his aggressive batting was laced with a bit of indiscipline and he could not maintain his place in the side. And though he did reasonably well against England the following season, he was dropped after two games and was never considered for Tests again, though he was picked for the tour of England in 1986 when he played only in the one day games.

A stalwart for Bombay for several years, Patil in the last few seasons of his first class career captained Madhya Pradesh with much success. After retirement, Patil served first as India A coach and then coach of the Indian team. A man of many talents, Patil has edited a Marathi sports magazine `Ekach Shatkar' and has authored `Sandy Storm', his autobiography.