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{{Short description|Indian cricketer (born 1968)}}
{{Use Indian English|date=July 2013}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2020}}
{{Infobox cricketer
|                name = Sameer Dighe
|               image = 
|             country = India
|            fullname = Sameer Sudhakar Dighe
|          birth_date = {{birth date and age|1968|10|08|df=yes}}
|         birth_place = [[Mumbai]], [[Maharashtra]]
|          death_date = 
|         death_place = 
|            nickname = 
|             batting = Right-handed
|                role = [[Wicket-keeper]]

|               club1 = [[Mumbai cricket team|Mumbai]]
|               year1 = {{nowrap|1990–2001}}
|         clubnumber1 = 48
| international =  true
| testdebutdate = 18 March
| testdebutyear = 2001
| testdebutagainst = Australia
| testcap = 236
| lasttestdate = 29 August
| lasttestyear = 2001
| lasttestagainst = Sri Lanka 
| odidebutdate = 10 January
| odidebutyear = 2000
| odidebutagainst = Pakistan
| odicap = 128
| lastodidate = 5 August
| lastodiyear = 2001
| lastodiagainst = Sri Lanka 
| odishirt = 48
| columns            = 4
| column1            = [[Test cricket|Test]]
| matches1           = 6
| runs1              = 141
| bat avg1           = 15.66
| 100s/50s1          = 0/0
| top score1         = 47
| hidedeliveries     = true
| catches/stumpings1 = 12/2
| column2            = [[One Day International|ODI]]
| matches2           = 23
| runs2              = 256
| bat avg2           = 23.27
| 100s/50s2          = 0/1
| top score2         = 94[[not out|*]]
| catches/stumpings2 = 19/5
| column3 = [[First-class cricket|FC]] 
| matches3 = 83
| runs3 = 3,958
| bat avg3 = 35.98
| 100s/50s3 = 10/19
| top score3 = 153
| catches/stumpings3 = 243/35
| column4 = [[List A cricket|LA]]
| matches4 = 107
| runs4 = 1,379
| bat avg4 = 22.60
| 100s/50s4 = 0/8
| top score4 = 94[[not out|*]]
| catches/stumpings4 = 121/40 
| date               = 24 April
| year               = 2016
| source             = http://content-aus.cricinfo.com/ci/content/player/28090.html
}}

'''Sameer Dighe''' {{Audio|Sameer_Dighe.ogg|pronunciation}} (born 8 October 1968) is a former Indian [[cricket]]er , cricket coach & entrepreneur. He was a right-handed batsman and a wicket-keeper. His main chance at international cricket did not come until the 1999–2000 season, at which time he was 31 years of age.

== Domestic career ==

Dighe made his [[First-class cricket|First-class debut]] for [[Mumbai cricket team]] against [[Gujarat cricket team]] during the [[1990–91 Ranji Trophy]] season where he scored 107 runs and finished season with 440 runs in 6 innings at an average of 73.33 with one half-century and two hundreds. He played 58 matches for [[Mumbai cricket team]] in which he took 176 catches and did 23 stumping's and scored 3,054 runs.<ref>[http://www.criclife.com/lists/chronicles/sameer-dighe-8-interesting-things-to-know-about-the-former-indian-stumper-52642 Sameer Dighe: 8 interesting things to know about the former Indian stumper]</ref> He was also captain for [[1999–00 Ranji Trophy]].

== International career ==

On the final day of the Third Test against [[Australian cricket team|Australia]] in [[Chennai]], Dighe made an unbeaten 22 on debut, after a collapse during the run-chase, guiding the Indians securing a historic 2–1 series win. [[Sourav Ganguly]] later said that Dighe was to become the first-choice wicket-keeper for the country, but numerous wicket-keeping errors lead to his replacement.<ref>[http://www.crictracker.com/story-of-how-a-young-ms-dhoni-was-denied-a-chance-for-an-early-india-debut/ Story of how a young MS Dhoni was denied a chance for an early India debut]</ref><ref>[http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/story/79255.html Few surprise changes in Indian squad for tri series]</ref><ref>[http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/story/83289.html India 'A' - a slow day on a slow pitch]</ref><ref>[http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/story/216165.html The Greatest Test Ever]</ref>

== Coaching career ==

Dighe later entered coaching, serving as head coach of [[Hong Kong national cricket team|Hong Kong]] at the [[2007 ICC World Cricket League Division Three]] tournament replacing [[Robin Singh (cricketer, born 1963)|Robin Singh]]. He was coach of [[Tripura cricket team]] from 2006 to 2008 as well as fielding coach of [[Mumbai Indians]] during [[2008 Indian Premier League]] but was replaced by [[Jonty Rhodes]].<ref>[http://www.espncricinfo.com/ranjiplateleague/content/story/319508.html Thriller in Agartala]</ref><ref>[http://www.espncricinfo.com/blogs/content/story/610068.html Hong Kong seek new coach]</ref>

Later, he was named as selector of [[Mumbai cricket team]] in 2009.<ref>[http://www.espncricinfo.com/india/content/story/425342.html Dighe appointed Mumbai selector]</ref>

He is currently retired from active cricket and runs multiple outlets of laundry brand, UClean, between Pune and Mumbai

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[[Category:Coaches of the Hong Kong national cricket team]]
[[Category:Wicket-keepers]]


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