8. Dilip Vengsarkar
Profile
Born: April 6, 1956, Rajapur, Maharashtra
Current: age 57 years 236 days
Major teams: India, Mumbai, Staffordshire
Batting style: Right-hand bat
Bowling style: Right-arm medium
Promising much from even his teenage years, Dilip Vengsarkar made his home at the number three spot in the Indian top-order for what turned out to be a long and successful career at the top of the game.
He solidified his place in the Indian side during the 1977-78 tour of Australia where he showcased his tall and slimly built frame which was capable of elegant strokeplay but on his day – which was often – he could be a tormentor of even the strongest attacks.
Vengsarkar went through a classic period late in his career when he scored eight hundreds in just 16 Test matches, and he also earned the rare honour of being the first player to score three tons against England at Lords.
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