Dinesh Mongia Profile

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Dinesh Mongia

Dinesh Mongia Born: 17 April 1977, Chandigarh Major Teams: Punjab, India. Known As: Dinesh Mongia Batting Style: Left Hand Bat Bowling Style: Slow Left Arm Orthodox ODI Debut: India v Australia at Pune, 2nd ODI, 2000/01 Profile: A left hander with a penchant for tall scores, Dinesh Mongia made his Ranji Trophy debut in 1995-96. He had a rather sedate entry, getting to play just a single game against Baroda in which he scored 21. But the following season witnessed Mongia blossom and stake a claim for a permanent place in the Punjab squad with 521 runs in the Ranji Trophy inclusive of 115 against Himachal Pradesh and an unbeaten 207 against Services. After a disappointing 1997-98 season, Mongia again roared back to form, aggregating 667 runs at an average of 47.50 the next season, thanks to two centuries. By this time, he was a member of the North Zone squad for the Duleep Trophy. He maintained his reputation in the 1999-2000 season, scoring 758 runs in the ten matches that he played in the national competition. Mongia's growing stature as a free stroking batsman gained further momentum during the 2000-2001 season. The elegant southpaw stamped his class by hitting the Jammu & Kashmir bowlers for 308, while sharing a 330-run stand for the fourth wicket with Pankaj Dharmani. This, the highest score by a Punjab batsman in the Ranji Trophy, was the start of a dream run. In the Duleep Trophy that followed, he amply demonstrated that he had arrived on the national scene. First he hit a stroke filled 201 against a strong South Zone attack which included five bowlers who had played for the country. A couple of matches later, Mongia battered the Central Zone attack for a thrilling 208. Such consistency could not escape the selectors' eye and a place among the 25 probables for the series against Australia is just reward for a batsman who is fired up by a challenge

Career Statistics:
TESTS

M I NO Runs HS Ave 100 50 Ct St
Batting & Fielding 0 - - - - - - - - -

Balls M R W Ave BBI 5 10 SR Econ
Bowling 0 - - - - - - - - -

ONE-DAY INTERNATIONALS
(including 21/04/2003)
M I NO Runs HS Ave SR 100 50 Ct St
Batting & Fielding 48 42 5 1028 159* 27.78 72.80 1 3 21 0

O M R W Ave BBI 4w 5w SR Econ
Bowling 52.3 1 280 8 35.00 3-31 0 0 39.3 5.33

FIRST-CLASS
(1995/96 - 2002/03; last updated 24/04/2003)
M I NO Runs HS Ave 100 50 Ct St
Batting & Fielding 64 94 10 4387 308* 52.22 14 16 80 0

O M R W Ave BBI 5 10 SR Econ
Bowling 93 21 261 4 65.25 1-0 0 0 139.5 2.80

LIST A LIMITED OVERS
(1996/97 - 2003; last updated 24/04/2003)
M I NO Runs HS Ave 100 50 Ct St
Batting & Fielding 99 90 12 2611 159* 33.47 5 10 49 0

O R W Ave BBI 4w 5w SR Econ
Bowling 105.1 516 18 28.66 3-31 0 0 35.0 4.90