Sanjay Bangar is a genuine all-rounder excelling to the hilt in all arenas of cricket. Although batting remains his major forte, his ability to bowl medium-pace spins is what has been the reason for his recognition.
Sanjay Bangar was born on October 11th, 1972, this feisty cricketer has always charmed audiences with his skilled batting and limber bowling.
Bangar made his Test debut at Mohali against England and was unlucky to suffer an injury to his hamstring. Braving the injury, he made a score of 36, holding the lower order together and helping India post a big first-innings total that eventually lead to the victory. He had a spectacular start to his ODI career, picking up the wicket of Nasser Hussain with his very second delivery. Bangar is thus one of the few Indian players to have had a winning start to his international career in both forms of the game.
Bangar's consistent performances for Railways in the Ranji Trophy ensured that he represented Central Zone in Duleep Trophy (1996-97 to 1999-00) and in the Deodhar Trophy (1996-97 to 2000-01). The gritty all-rounder got national recognition when he was chosen to play for India 'A' in the Challenger Trophy (1999-00) and also at Abu Dhabi in November 1999.
This quintessential team-man is a live-wire on the field, and he has enough tricks up his sleeve as a medium-pace bowler. Apart from being a sedate opening batsman, his uncanny ability to get the ball to swing late, even reverse-swing, makes him an ideal choice for the much-needed all-rounder for the Indian team. The phrase 'late developer' might be a hackneyed term applied to him, but Bangar assuredly has a lot of cricket left in him. This was only reinstated by the fact that Sanjay Bangar played for the Deccan Chargers team at the IPL proving his worth yet again on the turf. He bowled 4 overs, gave 30 runs and took one crucial wicket of Rahul Dravid of the Bangalore Royal Challengers team.
