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Full name | Anil Prabhakar Deshpande | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Nagpur, Maharashtra, India | 2 August 1952|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Role | All-rounder | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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1970/71–1982/83 | Vidarbha | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source:ESPNcricinfo,6 February 2016 |
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.
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]
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