T Dilip Wiki, Height, Age, Wife, Family, Biography & More

T Dilip is an Indian cricket fielding coach who has trained many Ranji teams and the national cricket team of India.

Wiki/Biography

T Dilip aka TK Diliep ^[1]Telangana Today aka TK.Diliep Kumar ^[2]YouTube – TK.Diliep Kumar was born in Hyderabad, Telangana (previously Andhra Pradesh), India. As per one source, he was born on Monday, 1 September 1980 (age 43 years; as of 2023) ^[3]Telangana Today, and as per another source, he was born on Thursday, 1 September 1983 (age 40 years; as of 2023) ^[4]Telangana Today. His zodiac sign is Virgo. He did his schooling at St. Anthony’s High School, Hyderabad. He later pursued a Bachelor in Computer Science degree at Aurora’s Degree and PG College, Hyderabad. ^[5]LinkedIn – Dilip T He used to play cricket while studying in school and college; however, his father did not approve of him playing and told him to not pursue a career in sports. He had a passion for playing cricket and later got associated with cricket as a player cum coach.

Physical Appearance

Height (approx.): 5′ 7″

Weight (approx.): 70 kg

Hair Colour: Black

Eye Colour: Black

Body Measurements (approx.): Chest 42″, Waist 32″, Biceps 14″

Family

Parents & Siblings

There is not much information about his parents and siblings.

Wife & Children

T Dilip is unmarried and does not have any children. He said in an interview that being unmarried helped him to focus on his goal of becoming a national-level cricket coach as according to him, he was free to pursue his coaching goals as he was single. ^[6]YouTube – Ashwin

Career

Player

He played for his school and college level teams and later played for Cheerful and New Blues teams in A-Division local leagues. He could not play at the higher level as his father did not support him and later became a coach.

Coach

In an interview with Indian cricketer Ravichandran Ashwin, T Dilip revealed that he realised his passion for coaching when he used to help some local boys and give cricket tips to them. He said that he later started to play as a player cum coach for some local clubs. He used to teach maths to children to earn money while he was struggling financially. In 2004, he attended a Level – 1 coaching session and came out in Top – 3.

Starting from 2008, he became the fielding coach of the Under-14, Under-16, Under-19, Under-20, and Under-25 teams of Hyderabad Cricket Association Academy and met Ramakrishnan Sridhar (popularly known as R Sridhar) there, the former Indian fielding coach who guided Dilip about the National Cricket Academy (NCA).

In 2009, he started working for the Indian Premier League (IPL) franchise Deccan Chargers where he was assistant fielding coach to Mike Young, a baseball and Australian cricket coach. From 2008 to 2019, he also worked with many junior Ranji teams and various other women’s, zonal, and national teams of junior boys where he guided Axar Patel and Shubman Gill who later played for India. In 2017, he became the fielding coach of India A for the series against Bangladesh. Between 2007 and 2019, he did a Level-A Refresher course in Hyderabad, a Level-B Refresher course in Bengaluru, and later a Level-C Refresher course at NCA.

He later worked with many fielding coaches such as Trevor Penney and Jonty Rhodes. In November 2021, he was appointed as the fielding coach of the Indian national team and worked alongside Rahul Dravid. He became one of those coaches who never played for India.

He became famous for the medal ceremonies after matches in the 2023 ODI World Cup where they gave the best fielding medal to the players for their performance.

 

Tattoos

He has inked multiple tattoos on his arms and legs including I am enough on his right triceps.

Facts/Trivia

• T Dilip revealed in an interview that he did a communication skills course from a UK-based tutor during the initial COVID-19 lockdown as he had issues with his public speaking abilities. He said that he got very tense while speaking in front of Shikhar Dhawan, Rohit Sharma, and Virat Kohli in the Indian dressing room. Vijay Mohanraj of Hyderabad Cricket Academy encouraged him to work on his communication skills.
  

  T Dilip during a coaching session

  

  T Dilip with Shikhar Dhawan (right)

• He uses various types of sports equipment during his training such as RoboArm.
  

  T Dilip using a RoboArm during a training session

• Apart from cricket, he likes football and has been a fan of Manchester United since his childhood.
  

  T Dilip during a trip to Manchester United Stadium, Old Trafford

• He is a dog lover and has a pet dog.
  

  T Dilip with his pet dog

• He likes to travel and do outdoor adventure activities.
  

  T Dilip during a cruise

  

  T Dilip doing a Zip Line

• He also works as a freelance NLP (Neuro-Linguistic Programming) Practitioner since October 2020. This technique includes using the brain to achieve deliberate results. ^[7]LinkedIn – Dilip T
  

  T Dilip during a NLP session