Balwinder Sandhu

Balwinder Singh Sandhu pronunciationⓘ (born 3 August 1956) is an Indian former Test cricketer. He represented India in eight Test matches as a medium pace bowler who could swing the ball and was a useful batsman. Sandhu was a member of the Indian team that won the 1983 Cricket World Cup.

For the Mumbai cricketer and Shaurya Chakra awardee, see Balwinder Sandhu (cricketer, born 1987).

Balwinder Sandhu
Personal information
Full name
Balwinder Singh Sandhu
Born (1956-08-03) 3 August 1956
Bombay, Bombay State, India
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight arm medium-fast
RoleBowler
International information
National side
Test debut (cap 162)14 January 1983 v Pakistan
Last Test12 November 1983 v West Indies
ODI debut (cap 42)3 December 1982 v Pakistan
Last ODI31 October 1984 v Pakistan
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1980/81–1986/87Bombay
Career statistics
Competition Test ODI FC LA
Matches 8 22 55 42
Runs scored 214 51 1,003 159
Batting average 30.57 12.75 21.80 17.66
100s/50s 0/2 0/0 0/8 0/0
Top score 71 16* 98 32*
Balls bowled 1,020 1,110 9,277 2,178
Wickets 10 16 168 36
Bowling average 55.70 47.68 27.91 40.80
5 wickets in innings 0 0 5 0
10 wickets in match 0 0 0 0
Best bowling 3/87 3/27 6/64 3/27
Catches/stumpings 1/– 5/– 19/– 12/–
Medal record
Men's Cricket
Representing  India
ICC Cricket World Cup
Winner1983 England and Wales
Source: CricketArchive, 30 September 2008
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