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Dilip Vengaskar interviewed by David Rayvern Allen



Reference
MCC/AAL/3/158
Date:
2006-03-20
Level of description
item
Extent
1 CD: 25 minutes 42 seconds
Part of
David Rayvern Allen Audio Archive (MCC/AAL/3)
Scope and Content
1 CD, Dilip Vengaskar, cricketer and administrator, interviewed by David Rayvern Allen. The CD consists of 7 tracks.

Track 1: [0:00-1:23] Vengaskar talks about being on 28 tours and compares it with Kapil Dev, [1:24-3:14] Vengaskar talks about being the first overseas player to make 3 centuries at Lord's and how highly he regards the ground, [3:15-4:09] Vengaskar talks about being able to play the bouncer well.

Track 2: [0:00-1:09] Vengaskar talks about going to the same school as Subash Gupte, Vijay Manjrekar and Sunil Gavaskar and the popularity of cricket in Mumbai, [1:10-2:07] Vengaskar talks about being coached at school and college, [2:08-3:30] Vengaskar talks about India initially playing him as an opening batsman, [3:04-3:47] Vengaskar talks about how he approached batting in an innings, [3:48-4:22] Vengaskar talks about his bowling for India.

Track 3: [0:00-0:50] Vengaskar talks about India making 445 against Australia at the Melbourne Cricket Ground in 1985, [0:51-1:45] Vengaskar talks about learning how to play a long innings from Sunil Gavaskar, [1:46-2:34] Vengaskar talks about batting on a treacherous wicket at Cuttack, [2:35-3:44] Vengaskar talks about being happy to bat in any country and enjoying English conditions, [3:45-4:06] Vengaskar talks about playing a season with Staffordshire.

Track 4: [0:00-1:09] Vengaskar talks about going to play cricket in the United States in 1989, [1:10-1:50] Vengaskar talks about his times as captain of India, [1:51-2:08] Vengaskar talks about drawing a series with West Indies 1-1, [2:09-3:01 Vengaskar talks about one of his favourite innings being at Headingley in 1986, [3:02-3:34] Vengaskar talks about his worst time being not playing in the 1983 World Cup Final.

Track 5: [0:00-1:44] Vengaskar talks about the pressure of being an Indian cricketer, [1:45-2:57] Vengaskar talks about his role as vice-president of Mumbai Cricket Association .

Track 6: [0:00-0:38] Vengaskar talks about losing the 1991 Ranji Trophy by 2 runs to Haryana, [0:39-1:42] Vengaskar talks about helping Sachin Tendulkar early in his career, [1:43-2:19] Vengaskar talks about his decision to retire, [2:20-3:09] Vengaskar talks about his hopes for the Indian cricket, [3:10-4:05] Vengaskar talks about being against the commercialisation of cricket and drop in playing standards.

Track 7: [0:00-0:48] Vengaskar blames the West Indies Cricket Board for decline of the national team, [0:49-2:02] Vangaskar talks about the future of cricket being focused on the sub-continent, [2:03-2:30] Vengaskar talks about how he would like to be remembered.




A back-up copy of this CD is included.
Associations
Dilip Balwant Vengsarkar
David Rayvern Allen
Kapil Dev
Vijay Laxman Manjrekar
Sanjay Vijay Manjrekar
Sunil Manohar Gavaskar
India Cricket Team
Staffordshire County Cricket Club
Mumbai Cricket Association
Sachin Ramesh Tendulkar
Subject
cricket in India, India in England 1986, Indian cricketers, Lord's Cricket Ground, batting, India in Australia 1985-1986, India in England 1986, captains, captaincy, Ranji Trophy
Conditions governing access
Open
Language
English
Size
1 CD: 25 minutes 42 seconds
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