DILIP DOSHI SIR June 23 2025 I have a fancy for cricketers who wear spectacles while bowling and thats how I was drawn to Dilip Doshi Sir. That he made international debut at 32 and played 33 Tests in 4 years speaks volumes of his discipline. The left arm spinner's Chennai connect of having made his debut and picking up his 100th wicket at good old Chepauk is part of cricketing trivia. In cricketing folklore, I am sure he will bracketed with Padmalkar Shivalkar and Rajinder Goel and bracketed between Bishen Bedi and Ravi Shastri. I have read a lot of things about him - he being dubbed a thinking cricketer, his close association with Sir Gary Sobers and his introduction of Mont Blac Pens. I was surprised to read that he was following the test match at Leeds closely before his death. I wanted to read his autobiography SPIN PUNCH but in vain.
Indian cricket has lost one of its precious gems. May his soul rest in peace. May his near and dear be blessed with strength to overcome this tragic loss.
