‘Why do you want to play it?’ - Dilip Vengsarkar questions Ranji Trophy’s relevance for India hopefuls
Vengsarkar slams selectors for ignoring Ranji performers
21 Sep 2026
2 MinDilip Vengsarkar
India
Current Series
Full Name
Dilip Vengsarkar
Nationality
India
Other Name
Dilip Vengsarkar
Role
Batter
Birth Date
06 Apr 1956 (70y 187d)
Birth Place
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Batting Style
Right Hand Bat
Bowling Style
Right Arm Medium
Batting Performance
| Format | M | Inns | No | R | H.S | Avg | BF | SR | 100s | 50s |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| test | 116 | 185 | 22 | 6868 | 166 | 42.13 | -- | -- | 17 | 35 |
| odi | 129 | 120 | 19 | 3508 | 105 | 34.73 | 5179 | 67.73 | 1 | 23 |
| fc | 260 | 390 | 52 | 17868 | 284 | 52.86 | -- | -- | 55 | 87 |
| list a | 174 | 162 | 25 | 4835 | 105 | 35.29 | -- | -- | 1 | 35 |
| t10 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
Bowling Performance
| Format | M | Inns | Ovs | R | Wkts | BBI | Avg | ECN | SR | 4W | 5W |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| test | 116 | 6 | 7.50 | 36 | -- | -- | -- | 4.59 | -- | -- | -- |
| odi | 129 | 1 | 1.00 | 4 | -- | -- | -- | 4.00 | -- | -- | -- |
| fc | 260 | -- | 33.10 | 126 | 1 | 1/31 | 126.00 | 3.79 | 199.0 | -- | -- |
| list a | 174 | -- | 2.00 | 8 | -- | -- | -- | 4.00 | -- | -- | -- |
| t10 | -- | -- | 0.00 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
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