Balwinder Sandhu - India - Batsman

Balwinder Sandhu

Balwinder Sandhu

India

Profile

Balwinder Singh Sandhu's incoming delivery to West Indies opener Gordon Greenidge in the 1983 World Cup final was the highlight of his cricketing career. Greenidge, who misjudged the line, was bowled as he offered no shot and that gave India the belief that they could defend a small total.

After making his first-class debut for Mumbai in 1980, Sandhu made his international debut two years later, in an ODI against Pakistan at Gujranwala. He travelled to West Indies to play a few ODIs, before playing the World Cup.

Sandhu was a bowler, who was no mug with the bat and he proved that on his Test debut in 1983 by top-scoring for India in the first innings. He scored another fifty a few months later, against the might West Indies in their own backyard.

However, Sandhu's international career just two years as he never played for India again, after October 31, 1984. Post retirement, Sandhu has coached Ranji sides Mumbai and Punjab, apart from being a part of the National Cricket Academy.

Personal Information

Born

August 03, 1956 (68 years)

Birth Place

Bombay (now Mumbai), Maharashtra

Height

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Role

Batsman

Batting Style

Right Handed Bat

Bowling Style

Right-arm fast-medium

ICC Rankings

 

Test

ODI

T20

Batting

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Bowling

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Batting Career Summary
M Inn NO Runs HS Avg BF SR 100 200 50 4s 6s
Test 8 11 4 214 71 30.57 189 113.23 0 0 2 17 3
ODI 22 7 3 51 16 12.75 97 52.58 0 0 0 2 1
Bowling Career Summary
M Inn B Runs Wickets BBI BBM Econ Avg SR 5w 10w
Test 8 10 1020 557 10 3/87 3/87 3.28 55.7 102.0 0 0
ODI 22 21 1110 763 16 3/27 3/27 4.12 47.69 69.38 0 0