Sunil Valson

Sunil Valson

Personal information
Born	(1958-10-02) 2 October 1958 (age 66) Secunderabad, Andhra Pradesh, India
Batting	Right-hand bat
Bowling	Left-arm medium fast
Domestic team information
Years	Team
1977/78–1985/86	Delhi
1987/88	Railways
1981/82	Tamil Nadu
Medal record Men's Cricket Representing  India ICC Cricket World Cup Winner 1983 England and Wales
Source: CricketArchive, 20 January 2022

Sunil Valson (born 2 October 1958) is a former Indian cricketer who was selected for the 1983 Cricket World Cup but was the only player in the squad who did not play a single match. He represented the state Tamil Nadu in 1981–82. He performed extremely well in that season and got 26 wickets in 5 matches. This performance helped him get selected in the South Zone squad in the Duleep and Deodhar Trophy, he performed well in those tournaments. In the next season he decided to represent Delhi. He performed reasonably well, overall with the performance for Tamil Nadu and Delhi helped him to get the nod for him the World Cup. He was the 12th man during the famous knock of 175 by Kapil Dev. Still, he did not get a chance to represent India. He later played for Railways and was part of the team that reached the 1987 Ranji Trophy Final.[1] He played 75 first-class cricket matches between 1977 and 1988. Valson served as team manager of Delhi Capitals.[2][3]

In popular culture

R Badree portrayed Valson in 2021 film 83, a film based on India's World Cup win.[4][5]

References

1. "Strange appearances". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 10 March 2016.
2. "Sunil Valson". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 10 March 2016.
3. "Coaches and support staff of IPL Teams". Retrieved 10 April 2017.
4. "South star R Badree to play Sunil Valson in Ranveer Singh starrer '83". Deccan Chronicle. 27 March 2019. Retrieved 21 March 2021.
5. "'83 : South actor R Badree as Sunil Valson character poster unveiled". The Statesman. 23 January 2020. Retrieved 21 March 2021.