Dinesh Mongiapronunciationⓘ (born 17 April 1977) is a former Indian cricketer and politician. Mongia has appeared in limited over internationals for India. With India, Mongia was a member of the Indian team that was one of the joint-winners of the 2002 ICC Champions Trophy, which the title was also shared with Sri Lanka, and was a member of the team that were runners-up in the 2003 Cricket World Cup.
He made his ODI debut in 2001 against Australia without much success. However, in his fifth match, he scored his first half-century (71 off 75 balls) against England. In 2002, almost a year after his debut, he picked up his first and only century (an unbeaten 159 off just 147 balls against Zimbabwe) to win the Man of the Match award. He was also named the Man of the Series in that tour. Suspicions remained, however, that kinks in his technique could be exposed on more challenging tracks abroad, and indifferent displays in England resulted in him being relegated to a bit-part role in the tours that followed.
He forced his way back into the 2003 Cricket World Cup squad, where India lost the final against Australia. But after a string of below-par performances, he was dropped from the Indian side in April 2005.
He was again selected in the Indian team in 2006 for the Tri-Series in Sri Lanka. However, the tournament was affected by the pull out of the third team, South Africa, due to a bomb explosion in Colombo, and by incessant rain. Instead, Mongia got an opportunity in the September 2006 tri-series against Australia and West Indies in Malaysia, where he made an unbeaten 68 in the final group game against Australia, although India lost the game and were unable to reach the final.
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This article has multiple issues Please help improve it or discuss these issues on the talk page Learn how and when to remove these template messages This biography of a living person needs additional citations for verification Please help by adding reliable sources Contentious material about living persons that is unsourced or poorly sourced must be removed immediately from the article and its talk page especially if potentially libelous Find sources Dinesh Mongia news newspapers books scholar JSTOR November 2013 Learn how and when to remove this template message This article includes a list of general references but it lacks sufficient corresponding inline citations Please help to improve this article by introducing more precise citations November 2013 Learn how and when to remove this template message Learn how and when to remove this template message Dinesh Mongia pronunciation born 17 April 1977 is a former Indian cricketer and politician Mongia has appeared in limited over internationals for India With India Mongia was a member of the Indian team that was one of the joint winners of the 2002 ICC Champions Trophy which the title was also shared with Sri Lanka and was a member of the team that were runners up in the 2003 Cricket World Cup Dinesh MongiaPersonal informationBorn 1977 04 18 18 April 1977 age 46 Chandigarh IndiaHeight6 ft 0 in 183 cm BattingLeft handedBowlingSlow left arm orthodoxRoleBatsmanInternational informationNational sideIndia 2001 2007 ODI debut cap 136 28 March 2001 v AustraliaLast ODI12 May 2007 v BangladeshODI shirt no 28Only T20I cap 6 1 December 2006 v South AfricaT20I shirt no 28Career statisticsCompetition ODI T20I FC LAMatches 57 1 121 198Runs scored 1 230 38 8 028 5 535Batting average 27 95 38 00 48 95 35 25100s 50s 1 4 0 0 27 28 10 26Top score 159 38 308 159 Balls bowled 571 4 037 3 834Wickets 14 46 116Bowling average 40 78 36 67 25 655 wickets in innings 0 0 110 wickets in match 0 0 0Best bowling 3 31 4 34 5 44Catches stumpings 21 1 121 85 Medal record Men s CricketRepresenting IndiaICC Cricket World CupRunner up 2003 South Africa Zimbabwe KenyaICC Champions TrophyWinner 2002 Sri LankaSource ESPNcricinfo 27 August 2017 Contents 1 Domestic career 2 First Indian T20 cricketer 3 International career 4 Politics 5 References 6 External linksDomestic career editMongia in domestic cricket career scored 8 100 runs at an average of just under 50 and his highest score being an unbeaten 308 In 2004 he signed for Lancashire as an overseas player when Stuart Law was injured In 2005 he was signed by Leicestershire on a full time contract Mongia plays for the Lashings World XI team He also played for Chandigarh Lions in the now defunct Indian Cricket League First Indian T20 cricketer editMongia is the first Indian cricketer to play a T20 match playing for Lancashire against Leicestershire in the 2004 Twenty20 Cup 1 He played for Lancashire in the 2004 County Championship International career editHe made his ODI debut in 2001 against Australia without much success However in his fifth match he scored his first half century 71 off 75 balls against England In 2002 almost a year after his debut he picked up his first and only century an unbeaten 159 off just 147 balls against Zimbabwe to win the Man of the Match award He was also named the Man of the Series in that tour Suspicions remained however that kinks in his technique could be exposed on more challenging tracks abroad and indifferent displays in England resulted in him being relegated to a bit part role in the tours that followed He forced his way back into the 2003 Cricket World Cup squad where India lost the final against Australia But after a string of below par performances he was dropped from the Indian side in April 2005 He was again selected in the Indian team in 2006 for the Tri Series in Sri Lanka However the tournament was affected by the pull out of the third team South Africa due to a bomb explosion in Colombo and by incessant rain Instead Mongia got an opportunity in the September 2006 tri series against Australia and West Indies in Malaysia where he made an unbeaten 68 in the final group game against Australia although India lost the game and were unable to reach the final Politics editMongia joined Bharatiya Janata Party in December 2021 ahead of the 2022 Punjab Legislative Assembly election 2 References edit Full Scorecard of Leics vs Lancashire North Group 2004 Score Report ESPNcricinfo Retrieved 17 November 2021 Former cricketer Dinesh Mongia joins BJP ahead of Punjab assembly polls 28 December 2021 External links editDinesh Mongia at ESPNcricinfo nbsp nbsp This biographical article related to Indian cricket is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Dinesh Mongia amp oldid 1217395380, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
