Former Indian cricketer Sandeep Patil has been a prominent cricketer for the country during the 1980s. A middle-order batsman with hard-hitting power, Patil played 29 Test matches and scored 1,588 runs including 4 centuries and 7 fifties averaging at 36.93. Patil's highest Test score is 174. In ODIs, he made his debut in December 1980 and played 45 matches with1,005 runs to his name at an average of 24.51. Patil's highest score remained 84 with 9 fifties.

Speaking exclusively on Star Sports show ‘Winning the Cup -- 1983’, former India cricketer Sandeep Patil expresses his views on how players can be mentally ready to bounce back during COVID-19 times, “These are pretty uncertain times and the challenge to bounce back without any injuries will be a real task for any player. But they need to remember that all these challenges will first have to be dealt strongly in the mind. You need to begin slowly and ensure that you tune your focus firmly on making an injury-free comeback.