Dilip Vengsarkar, regarded as one of the finest Indian batters to have played the game, represented the country in 116 Tests and 129 ODIs, scoring 6868 and 3508 runs, respectively. Noticing his exceptional batting prowess, he was inducted into the national side making his debut against New Zealand at Auckland, in 1976. Nicknamed as ‘Colonel’, he went on to feature in 116 Tests, scoring 6,868 runs with 17 centuries and 35 half-centuries. He also played in 129 ODIs, amassing 3,508 runs.

Vengsarkar has amassed 3,725 runs in India at 55.39 with 13 hundreds in 54 Test appearances. Only Virat Kohli has more home runs than him at a better average. Among Indians with more than 3,000 home runs, only Kohli and Azharuddin (3412 at 55.93) boast of better numbers. In India, Vengsarkar (55.39) has a better average than Sehwag (54.16), Tendulkar (52.67), Laxman (51.60),  Dravid (51.35),  and for that matter, even Gavaskar (50.16).