Salil Oberoi
{{Short description|Indian cricketer (born 1983)}}
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Salil Oberoi (born 7 December 1983 in Delhi) is an India cricketer who played first-class cricket in England for Oxford UCCE. He also represented Delhi having coming through their youth teams.{{cite web |url=http://cricketarchive.co.uk/cgi-bin/player_oracle_reveals_results2.cgi?playernumber=12522&opponentmatch=exact&playername=Oberoi&resulttype=All&matchtype=All&teammatch=exact&startwicket=&homeawaytype=All&opponent=&endwicket=&wicketkeeper=&searchtype=MatchList&endscore=&playermatch=contains&branding=cricketarchive&captain=&endseason=&startscore=&team=&startseason= |title=Player Oracle | accessdate=2009-03-18 | publisher=CricketArchive}}
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.
{{cite web | url=http://cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Records/England/Firstclass/OxfordUniversity/Batting_Records/Highest_Innings_For.html | title=Most Runs in an Innings for Oxford University | accessdate=2007-05-16 | publisher=CricketArchive}} It was also the highest ever in a Varsity Match.
{{cite web | url=http://content-uk.cricinfo.com/india/content/story/212204.html | title=Oberoi books his place in history | accessdate=2007-05-16 | publisher=Cricinfo}} This record was surpassed in July 2013 when Samridh Agarwal scored 313 not out for Oxford in the fixture.
{{cite news | url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/cricket/23165533 | title=Sam Agarwal: Oxford student breaks Varsity batting record | publisher=BBC Sport | accessdate=2013-07-04 }}
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Category:Oxford University cricketers
Category:21st-century Indian sportsmen
Category:St. Stephen's College, Delhi alumni
Category:Alumni of Merton College, Oxford
Category:Oxford MCCU cricketers
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