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Former India left-arm spinner Dilip Doshi died of heart issues at the age of 77 in London, according to ESPNCricinfo.
Doshi, who represented India in 33 Test matches, took 114 Test wickets along 22 scalps in 15 One Day Internationals (ODIs).
The left-arm spinner, who had resided in London for several decades, represented Saurashtra, Bengal, Warwickshire, and Nottinghamshire in domestic cricket.
In 238 first-class matches, Dilip Doshi took 898 wickets at an impressive average of 26.58. His most memorable outing came against Australia in 1981.
The left-arm spinner was pivotal in India’s 59-run memorable victory at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG).
Dilip Doshi, who made his debut at the age of 32, was influenced by West Indies legendary spinner Garfield Sobers at Nottinghamshire.
While speaking during an interview in 2008, Dilip Doshi recalled his childhood memories where he saw his first Test in Calcutta at the age of 11. Following the match, he mentioned that Garry Sobers had a lasting impression on him as a remarkable athlete.
He also recalled the memorable Test against Australia, in which he took five wickets with a fractured toe.
“I had a fractured toe, but I decided to play. Every evening I had to have electrodes clipped to my foot; they gave painful shocks but kept the swelling down, ” he recalled.
“The next morning, I would put the foot in a bucket of ice so I could get it into the boot. Very few understood why I did all that. I did it because I believed we were going to win and I had a part to play.”
His most fond memory of playing against arch-rivals Pakistan came in the 1983 Bengaluru Test, where he had an interesting chat with legendary Javed Miandad.
In a comic banter, Pakistan legend asked Doshi about his hotel room number, where he wanted to hit a six.
“That day what he was trying to do in Bangalore on my recall Test was trying to tell me ‘What’s your room number? I wanna hit the ball there” Doshi recalled banter with Javed Miandad in an interview.
The Gujarat-born spinner quietly exited from international cricket in the 1980s due to disagreement with the management of Indian cricket during that period.
Doshi is survived by his wife Kalindi, son Nayan, who played for Surrey and Saurashtra, and daughter Vishakha.
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