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	Vengsarkar elected as chief selector -DAWN - Sport; September 28, 2006
		Vengsarkar took over from Kiran More, who completed four years in the job and was not eligible for re-nomination under the rules of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI).
		Vengsarkar, 50, was nominated by the West Zone in place of More, whose final year as chairman was marked by the controversial sacking of Test captain Saurav Ganguly.
		Vengsarkar, who retired in 1992 after a 16-year career as a top-order batsman, played 116 Tests and scored 6,868 runs at an average of 42.13 with 17 centuries.
	www.dawn.com /2006/09/28/spt7.htm (292 words)

	Cricinfo - Players and Officials - Dilip Vengsarkar
		It was not until the tour of Australia in 1977-78 that Dilip Vengsarkar established himself in the side and for the next 15 years he was one of the batting bulwarks.
		From the late 70s to the late 80s, Vengsarkar was among the best batsmen in the country and, during a purple patch in the 80s, he was very nearly the leading player in the world.
		Vengsarkar is new chairman of selectors (Sep 27, 2006)
	content-uk.cricinfo.com /india/content/player/35654.html (588 words)

	The Telegraph - Calcutta : Sports (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		Dilip Vengsarkar and Praveen Amre watch the Vijay Haraze match between East and North Zone at Eden Gardens on Wednesday.
		Vengsarkar, who is the chairman of the Talent Research Development Wing of the BCCI, is in the city for the ongoing under-19 Vijay Hazare Trophy.
		Vengsarkar also felt that it was too early to credit the resurgence of Team India to coach Greg Chappell.
	www.telegraphindia.com /1051110/asp/sports/story_5459650.asp (260 words)

	Vengsarkar wants Dravid to be Test skipper too - Sify.com
		Kolkata: Former Indian captain Dilip Vengsarkar on Wednesday said he was against having a different skipper in the longer version of the game and advocated that Rahul Dravid be persisted with in Tests too.
		Vengsarkar, the chairman of the BCCIs Talent Resource Development Wing, said that the role played by the National Cricket Academy and the Talent Resource Development Officers (TRDO) have started bearing fruit.
		Vengsarkar said with Indian coach Greg Chappell's emphasis on taking in young blood, the coordination between the senior and junior national committees have increased.
	sify.com /fullstory.php?id=13980830 (319 words)

	Where's the grit? (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		After all, 31 years ago, it was at the Vidarbha Cricket Association ground, Nagpur, a 19-year-old Vengsarkar had announced his arrival to the cricketing world in the Irani Trophy with a swashbuckling 110 for Bombay against Rest of India.
		Dilip Vengsarkar (right), on the eve of his first international tour to New Zealand (1975-76) with then BCCI vice-president SK Wankhede (left), manager Polly Umrigar, Sunil Gavaskar and Eknath Solkar.
		Vengsarkar was immediately rewarded with a place in the India side for the unofficial Test against Sri Lanka.
	www.mid-day.com /sports/national/2006/october/144870.htm (740 words)

	Vengsarkar set to become chief selector -DAWN - Sport; September 22, 2006
		Vengsarkar emerged the strongest candidate to replace Kiran More, who has completed four years in the job and is not eligible for re-nomination at the annual meeting in Mumbai on Sept 27 and 28.
		The Mumbai-based Vengsarkar, 50, will be nominated by the West Zone in place of More, whose last year as chairman was marked by the controversial sacking of Test captain Saurav Ganguly.
		“Dilip is an ideal candidate for selector considering his vast experience as an international cricketer,” West Zone official Ratnakar Shetty said.Vengsarkar, who retired in 1992 after a 16-year career as a top-order batsman, played 116 Tests and scored 6,868 runs at an average of 42.13 with 17 centuries.
	www.dawn.com /2006/09/22/spt6.htm (272 words)

	NetGuruIndia news main page (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		June 25: Former India captain Dilip Vengsarkar is among the elite list of ten players who have been nominated as top performers at the Lord's ground.
		Vengsarkar and the other nine players - including cricket legends Sir Don Bradman and Sir Gary Sobers - will be honoured in a function in London to this effect.
		Apart from Vengsarkar, Bradman (Australia) and Sobers (West Indies), the other top performers who have been invited on the special occasion are Bob Massie, Glenn Mcgrath (both from Australia), Gordon Greenidge (West Indies) and England's Graham Gooch, Allan Lamb, Ian Botham and Derek Underwood.
	www.netguruindia.com /news/Jun00/26/SPO2.html (162 words)

	Dilip Vengsarkar - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Vengsarkar made his international cricket debut against New Zealand at Auckland in 1975-76 as an opening batsmen.
		While the West Indies pacemen dominated the cricket world, Dilip Vengsarkar was one of the few batsmen who was successful against them, and scored 6 centuries against the likes of Marshall, Holding and Roberts.
		Vengsarkar took over the captaincy from Kapil Dev after the World Cup 1987, despite criticism that he missed the all important semi-final match due to a stomach disorder resulting from sea food allergy.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Dilip_Vengsarkar (384 words)

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		Vengsarkar made his test debut against New Zealand at Auckland in the first test of the 1975-76 series.
		Vengsarkar also played 129 one-day internationals scoring 3508 runs at an average of 34.73.
		A front foot player who favoured the drive, though he could also pull and hook with aplomb, Vengsarkar could murder pace as well as spin when he was in his element.
	dimdima.com /sports/show_sports.asp?q_aid=122&...+Balwant+Vengsarkar (378 words)

	News - Vengsarkar backs Ganguly's return : HTCricket.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		Indian cricket's new chief selector, Dilip Vengsarkar, on Thursday backed Sourav Ganguly's bid to return to the national team, saying no player would be discriminated against.
		Vengsarkar, himself a former Test captain, admitted India had not performed to expectations lately but said he was not unduly worried.
		Vengsarkar said he shared good relations with Chappell, the former Australian captain, since playing against him in the 1980s.
	www.htcricket.com /htcricket/14_1808264.htm (649 words)

	Welcome to rediff.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		Vengsarkar is known as a gentleman and a fair-minded cricketer who will no doubt do ustice to young promising players without falling prey to petty considerations like regionalism.
		Dilip Vengsarkar is going to become chairman of selection commitee.
		Kiran More's statements that the Chairman can not do anything if three of the selection committee members sit together at some secluded place (the meeting most probably will be arranged by the sponsorers of players) and come to the selection commitee meeting with a list containing the players of their interest.
	mboard.rediff.com /board/board.php?boardid=cricket2006sep22select (670 words)

	The Tribune, Chandigarh, India - Sport
		Vengsarkar, the stylish batsman who stood straight as a grenadier guard in his salad days in the middle order, takes the game seriously.
		Maybe, Vengsarkar is one of those former cricketers the BCCI should have roped in for furthering the quality of Indian cricket.
		By no means is Vengsarkar the first ex-cricketer to wish to try his hand at administration.
	www.tribuneindia.com /2003/20030429/sports.htm (4541 words)

	Vengsarkar, Wadekar rebuke abusive Mumbai crowd (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		Mumbai : Ex-India captains Dilip Vengsarkar and Ajit Wadekar have castigated the Mumbai crowd for their rowdy and abusive behaviour, with the former having a few such people thrown out of the Wankhede Stadium here Monday.
		On the opposite side of the dressing room, a section of the crowd in the North Stand was abusing English players with some unprintable slogans.
		Vengsarkar, Wadekar and former Test player Sudhir Naik, all of whom live here and know Mumbai crowds well, said that it was a shameful act and has brought the commercial capital of India into disrepute.
	www.whereincity.com /news/1/701 (520 words)

	A phenomenon called Sachin ...
		Sometime in late April 1988, Dilip Vengsarkar and I drove down to the Cricket Club of India to watch a schools cricket match.
		Ordinarily, this would be seen as irregular occupation during office hours, even for a cricket correspondent; for Vengsarkar, it would have been rank indulgence, even if he was the cricket captain of India.
		He as short and slender with fuzzy hair, barely the hint of a moustache, a shy smile and a voice that cracked periodically and spoke in the multiple tones that can be so embarrassing to post-adolescents.
	members.tripod.com /~stendulkar/featured/fr18.htm (1624 words)

	Greg's my man, says Vengsarkar- Sections-Indiatimes - Cricket (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		KOLKATA: Former India skipper Dilip Vengsarkar feels Greg Chappell's work ethics and vision have been instrumental in the stupendous success the Men in Blue are currently enjoying against Sri Lanka.
		"Credit should be given to Greg (Chappell) for the manner in which he has marshalled his resources," Vengsarkar, in Kolkata in his capacity as the chairman of the TRDO wing of BCCI, told TOI on Wednesday.
		Vengsarkar is happy to see master blaster Sachin Tendulkar in his elements.
	cricket.indiatimes.com /articleshow/1290218.cms (269 words)

	MSN INDIA - Vengsarkar made Chief Selector, Kapil NCA Chairman (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		Mumbai: Batting great Dilip Vengsarkar was Wednesday appointed as Chairman of the Selection Committee as the Cricket Board re-constituted some of its high-profile committees and vested key responsibilities on elite former cricketers.
		Vengsarkar, a former captain who played 116 Tests and 129 one-dayers, took over the hot seat from the controversial Kiran More whose four-year term had come to an end.
		Vengsarkar replaced More not only as the West Zone nominee but also as the panel's chief.
	content.msn.co.in /Sports/Cricket/Stories/CricketPTI_280906_0931.htm (428 words)

	The Hindu : Sport : Dilip Vengsarkar to head National selection panel, takes over from More
		Mumbai: Former India cricket captain Dilip Vengsarkar was on Wednesday elected Chairman of the National Selection Committee for two years.
		Vengsarkar is eligible for election for a third year in September 2008.
		While Vengsarkar replaced Kiran More from West Zone, former Hyderabad and India left-arm spinner Venkatapathy Raju replaced Tamil Nadu's V.B. Chandrasekhar in the five-member panel.
	www.hindu.com /2006/09/28/stories/2006092807762000.htm (890 words)

	Consistent performance important: Vengsarkar : Cricket FACE-TO-FACE : CricketZone.Com
		On whether former Indian captain Sourav Ganguly is performing well enough to be in the Indian team, Vengsarkar said: "It is for everybody to see, why you are asking me? Everybody has a chance to come back into the team".
		Vengsarkar refused to comment on the doping controversy that rocked the Pakistan Cricket Board, involving pacers Shoaib Akthar and Mohammad Asif.
		When asked whether doping tests should be made mandatory for all the matches, he said it was purely an administrative matter and he could not comment on it.
	www.cricketzone.com /news/interviews/20061020-0.html (436 words)

	This is not end of the road for Ganguly: Dilip
		Announcing the team to be led by Mumbai Opener Wasim Jaffer, after the first meeting of the new selection committee, Chairman and former India captain Dilip Vengsarkar and BCCI Secretary Niranjan Shah said Yo Mahesh was an exceptional talent.
		Doors are not shut on anybody,'' Vengsarkar said adding that the former captain still had a chance of coming back into the national side if he scored well in the forthcoming domestic tournaments.
		He is unfit.'' Vengsarkar said the Rest of India team was picked on the basis of form and fitness of the players in the Challenger series.
	thatscricket.oneindia.in /news/2006/10/05/0510-all-over-for-dada.html (332 words)

	Vengsarkar Dilip Balwant - Search Results - MSN Encarta
		Vengsarkar Dilip Balwant - Search Results - MSN Encarta
		Vengsarkar, Dilip Balwant (1956- ), Indian cricketer, an outstanding right-hand batsman and excellent fielder.
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	uk.encarta.msn.com /Vengsarkar_Dilip_Balwant.html (55 words)

	Vengsarkar, Borde hail Chappell's selection - Sify.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		Mumbai: Former Test captains Dilip Vengsarkar and Chandu Borde welcomed the choice of Australian great Greg Chappell as the new Indian cricket coach because of his stature as a player and knowledge of the game.
		In addition to being India's coach, Vengsarkar wanted Chappell to look after the India A team too whenever he's free from coaching the national team.
		Vengsarkar is currently the chairman of the Indian Cricket Board's Talent Resource Development Officers.
	sify.com /sports/cricket/fullstory.php?id=13746283 (309 words)

	Review On Dilip Vengsarkar by GavaskarVishyMare6 - MouthShut.com (via CobWeb/3.1 planetlab2.cs.unc.edu) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		Botham was hampered by controversies and a serious back injury and fowler and tavare, England’s regular opening batsmen that got them many a good start in the early 80s, were out with lack of form.
		India won that match comfortably with discipline bowling from Kapil Dev and Chetan sharma- Yes chetan sharma one point was regarded as kapil’s right hand but his career end that same year when javed miandad hit for a last ball six to win a match and after that he was rarely picked.
		Vengsarkar on the other end was starting to give the cricket experts that he too had some place in their all time best list of batsmen.
	www.mouthshut.com.cob-web.org:8888 /readreview/52492-1.html (394 words)

	Vengsarkar assures fair deal for cricketers (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		Mumbai: Former India captain Dilip Vengsarkar who was chosen as the chairman of the senior selection committee said that his immediate job would be to watch the Challenger series for the NKP Salve Trophy to be held in Chennai from October 1-4 and interact with the Indian skipper Rahul Dravid.
		A member of the 1983 World Cup winning team, the stylish righthander known by the nickname of 'Colonel' for his regal appearance at the crease, said that he would try and ensure a fair deal for all the players.
		Asked about the future course the committee would be adopting, Vengsarkar, the scorer of three Test hundreds on the trot at the famous Lord's ground in England, said there were a number of engagements for the Indian team to guage the players' form ahead of next year's World Cup.
	thatscricket.oneindia.in /news/2006/09/28/2809vengsarkar-fair-deal.html (272 words)

	News - Vengsarkar against batting order changes : HTCricket.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		Newly-appointed chief selector Dilip Vengsarkar is not in favour of frequent changes in the batting order and feels that every batsman has a slot which should be maintained.
		Vengsarkar, who took over the hot seat from the controversial Kiran More a week ago, said his top priority will be to select the team strictly on merit and not allow zonal bias to interfere in the process.
		On whether he was looking to improve the batting of the team, Vengsarkar said "I think there are options.
	www.hindustantimes.com /htcricket/14_1811930.htm (346 words)

	BBC SPORT \| Cricket \| International Teams \| India \| Vengsarkar takes India's top job
		Former India batsman Dilip Vengsarkar has been named as his country's new chairman of selectors.
		The selection committee comprises one elected representative from each of the five zones outlined by the Board of Control of Cricket in India, with the most senior figure named as chairman.
		Vengsarkar made his international debut in January 1976 and scored 6,868 Test runs at an average of 42.
	news.bbc.co.uk /sport2/hi/cricket/other_international/india/5385440.stm (264 words)

	The Telegraph - Calcutta (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		Lahore: With close to 7,000 Test runs (17 hundreds) at a handsome average of 42-plus, former India captain Dilip Vengsarkar is competent to answer batsman-specific queries.
		What should be remembered is that the basics don’t change, whatever the era.
		[Vengsarkar, incidentally, is associated with the Bangalore-located National Cricket Academy as the chief talent spotter.]
	www.telegraphindia.com /1040407/asp/sports/story_3096639.asp (464 words)

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