| Anil Deshpande | |
| Country: | India |
| Fullname: | Anil Prabhakar Deshpande |
| Birth Date: | 2 August 1952 |
| Birth Place: | Nagpur, Maharashtra, India |
| Role: | All-rounder |
| Club1: | Vidarbha |
| Year1: | 1970/71–1982/83 |
| Columns: | 2 |
| Column1: | FC |
| Matches1: | 62 |
| Runs1: | 3,157 |
| Bat Avg1: | 32.21 |
| 100S/50S1: | 4/19 |
| Top Score1: | 164* |
| Deliveries1: | 5,227 |
| Wickets1: | 88 |
| Bowl Avg1: | 29.67 |
| Fivefor1: | 1 |
| Tenfor1: | 0 |
| Best Bowling1: | 6/45 |
| Catches/Stumpings1: | 32/– |
| Column2: | List A |
| Matches2: | 6 |
| Runs2: | 116 |
| Bat Avg2: | 23.20 |
| 100S/50S2: | 0/0 |
| Top Score2: | 48 |
| Deliveries2: | 48 |
| Wickets2: | 1 |
| Bowl Avg2: | 49.00 |
| Fivefor2: | 0 |
| Tenfor2: | n/a |
| Best Bowling2: | 1/7 |
| Catches/Stumpings2: | 1/0 |
| Date: | 6 February |
| Year: | 2016 |
| Source: | http://www.espncricinfo.com/india/content/player/28486.html ESPNcricinfo |
Anil Deshpande (born 2 August 1952) is an Indian former first-class cricketer who played for Vidarbha. He worked as a selector for the Indian team from 1998 to 2000.
Deshpande played as an all-rounder for Vidarbha across 13 seasons. He made 62 first-class appearances, scoring more than 3000 runs and taking 88 wickets. He was a regular member of Central Zone cricket team during his career and made 21 first-class appearances for the team.[1] Although he did not play international matches, Deshpande represented Central Zone against visiting Australian, English, Pakistani, Sri Lankan and West Indies teams in first-class matches.[2]
In 1998, Deshpande became a member of the Indian team selection panel, representing Central Zone.[3] He resigned from the position in 2000, citing personal reasons.[4] Later in his career, he also stood as an umpire in cricket matches.[5]