# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/dilip-sardesai
# Generated: 2026-08-14T11:44:30.051Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/dilip-sardesai"
name: "Dilip Sardesai"
slug: "dilip-sardesai"
description: "Dilip Narayan Sardesai was an Indian international cricketer. He played Tests for the Indian national team as a batsman, the first Goa-born cricketer to play for India, and was often regarded as one of India's best batsmen against spin, although Indian batsmen have been known to play better against spin."
tagline: "Indian cricketer (1940-2007)"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Dilip_Sardesai_India_Cricket.jpg?width=1200"
gender: "male"
country:
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  isoCode: "IN"
category:
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profileType:
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  slug: "athlete"
  entityType: "https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q2066131"
birthDate: "1940-08-08"
deathDate: "2007-07-02"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
scores:
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  momentum:             0
  historical:           9.214806666666668
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     60
  profileCompleteness:  70
  trendDirection:       "FALLING"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump