In picture: Dilip Vengsarkar with his wife Manali Vengsarkar in a loving and candid moment

In picture: Dilip Vengsarkar with his wife Manali on their wedding day

In picture: Dilip Vengsarkar spotted along with his wife Manali and their son Nakul at Mumbai airport

In picture: Dilip Vengsarkar with his son Nakul at their Worli residence in the late 1990s. Dilip Vengsarkar also has a daughter named Pallavi. Both his children are married.

In picture: Dilip Vengsarkar at the construction site of his cricket academy in Mumbai

Dilip Vengsarkar earned the nickname 'Colonel' during his cricketing days.

In picture: Dilip Vengsarkar enjoying a cup of tea after his on-field exploits

Dilip Vengsarkar made his Test debut for India in January 1976 vs New Zealand.

In picture: Dilip Vengsarkar at the construction site of the Elf Dilip Vengsarkar Cricket Academy in Mumbai

Dilip Vengsarkar played 116 Test matches scoring 6,868 runs at an average of 42.13.

In picture: Dilip Vengsarkar celebrating the title triumph in the 1988 Asia Cup in Bangladesh with teammates

Dilip Vengsarkar's highest Test score is 166. He has 17 Test hundreds and 35 fifties to his name.

In picture: Dilip Vengsarkar writing a column during his playing days at the Wankhede stadium

In picture: Dilip Vengsarkar spotted enjoying some dessert outside the Wankhede dressing room.

During the late 70s and early 80s, Dilip Vengsarkar was a key player in India's batting line-up.

In picture: Dilip Vengsarkar celebrating India's victory at Sydney with (left to right) skipper Bishan Singh Bedi, Syed Kirmani and Sunil Gavaskar in the 1977-78 series

Dilip Vengsarkar played his final Test in February 1992 vs Australia.

In picture: Dilip Vengsarkar with former pacer Raju Kulkarni

In picture: Dilip Vengsarkar showing an autographed bat to Ratan Tata during his benefit match (India vs West Indies ODI) in 1994

In picture: Dilip Vengsarkar with Dilip Vaswani of Elf Lubricants

In picture: Photographers zero in on Dilip Vengsarkar before he played his 100th Test match for India -- against New Zealand in 1988.

Dilip Vengsarkar made his ODI debut in February 1976 in a match vs New Zealand.

In picture: Dilip Vengsarkar in Australia during the 1991-92 series

In picture: Dilip Vengsarkar, bats during a game of beach cricket as Ravi Shastri watches on in the West Indies in 1989

Dilip Vengsarkar has played 129 ODI matches scoring a total of 3,508 runs at an average of 34.73.

In picture: Dilip Vengsarkar after scoring his 100 against West Indies at the Wankhede during the 1983-84 series

Dilip Vengsarkar's highest score in ODIs is 105. He has a century and 23 fifties in ODIs.

In picture: Dilip Vengsarkar,in full flow against West Indies at the Wankhede in the 1983-84 series

Dilip Vengsarkar earned the unique distinction of scoring three Test centuries at Lord's Cricket Ground - the most by a visiting cricketer at the venue.

In picture: Dilip Vengsarkar battling Pakistan in a match held in Sharjah

Dilip Vengsarkar's first-class career is very impressive. He played 260 matches scoring a total of 17,868 runs averaging at 52.86.

In picture: Dilip Vengsarkar's bat seen in full flow at the Sharjah tournament

Dilip Vengsarkar has a staggering 55 centuries and 87 fifties in first-class cricket.

In picture: Dilip Vengsarkar cycling along with Sunil Gavaskar at a benefit match at Kolhapur ((Pic/ Mukesh Parpiani)

Dadar Union Sporting Club with the Purshottam Shield in the early 1970s. Sitting (from left): Ramnath Parkar, Milind Rege, Suresh Tigdi, Vasu Paranjape, Vithal Patil, Daya Dudhwadkar. Standing (from left): Subhash Patne, Shashi Nayak, Sashi Tigdi, Dilip Vengsarkar, Avinash Karnik, Jitendra Bhutta, Urmikant Mody, Subhash Bandiwadekar. Pic courtesy: The late Vithal Patil's personal collection Standing (from left): Subhash Patne, Shashi Nayak, Sashi Tigdi, Dilip Vengsarkar, Avinash Karnik, Jitendra Bhutta, Urmikant Mody, Subhash Bandiwadekar. Pic courtesy: Vithal Patil's personal collection