Salil Oberoi (born 7 December 1983 in Delhi) is an Indian cricketer who played first-class cricket in England for Oxford UCCE. He also represented Delhi having coming through their youth teams.[1]

Oberoi was a Rhodes Scholar and an alumnus of St. Stephen's College, Delhi, where he studied Economics between 2001 and 2004. He completed his schooling from Modern School, Delhi

In 2005, Oberoi made 247 against Cambridge at Fenner's in the Varsity Match. This was the third-highest of all time for a side representing Oxford University; the previous two higher scores were both made in the 19th century.[2] It was also the highest ever in a Varsity Match.[3] This record was surpassed in July 2013 when Samridh Agarwal scored 313 not out for Oxford in the fixture. [4]

References

  1. ↑ "Player Oracle". CricketArchive. Retrieved 18 March 2009.
  2. ↑ "Most Runs in an Innings for Oxford University". CricketArchive. Retrieved 16 May 2007.
  3. ↑ "Oberoi books his place in history". Cricinfo. Retrieved 16 May 2007.
  4. ↑ "Sam Agarwal: Oxford student breaks Varsity batting record". BBC Sport. Retrieved 4 July 2013.


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