text: He was a member of the 1983 World Champion's team.  He had a productive run of scores between 1985 and 1987, where he scored centuries against Pakistan, Australia, England, West Indies and Sri Lanka, many of them in successive games.
  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 Malcolm Marshall, Michael Holding and Andy Roberts.
  He is currently team mentor and coach for Telugu Warrior team in the Celebrity Cricket League Season 5.
  He also scored a century at Lord's in 1986, thus scoring consecutive Test match centuries at Lord's in three matches.
  Captaincy
  Vengsarkar took over the captaincy from Kapil Dev after the 1987 Cricket World Cup, despite criticism that he missed the semi-final match due to a stomach disorder resulting from a seafood allergy. Although he started with two centuries in his first series as captain, his captaincy period was turbulent and he lost the job following a disastrous tour of the West Indies in early 1989 and a stand-off with the Board of Control for Cricket in India.
  Awards
  Vengsarkar was awarded the Arjuna Award for his on-field performances in 1981