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{{Infobox cricketer
| name = Dinesh Mongia
| image =
| country = India
| height = 5 ft 10 in
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1977|4|17|df=yes}}
| birth_place = [[Chandigarh, India|Chandigarh]], [[India]]
| batting = Left hand bat
| bowling = [[Left-arm orthodox spin|Slow left arm orthodox]]
| international = true
| internationalspan = 2001–2007
| odidebutdate = 28 March
| odidebutyear = 2001
| odidebutagainst = Australia
| odicap = 136
| lastodidate = 12 May
| lastodiyear = 2007
| lastodiagainst = Bangladesh
| odishirt = 28
| oneT20I = true
| T20Idebutdate = 1 December
| T20Idebutyear = 2006
| T20Idebutagainst = South Africa
| T20Icap = 6
| columns = 4
| column1 = [[One Day International|ODI]]
| matches1 = 57
| runs1 = 1230
| bat avg1 = 27.95
| 100s/50s1 = 1/4
| top score1 = 159*
| deliveries1 = 571
| wickets1 = 14
| bowl avg1 = 40.78
| fivefor1 = 0
| tenfor1 = n/a
| best bowling1 = 3/31
| catches/stumpings1 = 21/–
| column2 = [[Twenty20 International|T20I]]
| matches2 = 1
| runs2 = 38
| bat avg2 = 38.00
| 100s/50s2 = 0/0
| top score2 = 38
| deliveries2 = -
| wickets2 = -
| bowl avg2 = -
| fivefor2 = -
| tenfor2 = -
| best bowling2 = -
| catches/stumpings2 = 1/–
| column3 = [[First-class cricket|FC]]
| matches3 = 121
| runs3 = 8028
| bat avg3 = 48.95
| 100s/50s3 = 27/28
| top score3 = 308*
| deliveries3 = 4037
| wickets3 = 46
| bowl avg3 = 36.67
| fivefor3 = 0
| tenfor3 = 0
| best bowling3 = 4/34
| catches/stumpings3 = 121/–
| column4 = [[List A cricket|LA]]
| matches4 = 198
| runs4 = 5535
| bat avg4 = 35.25
| 100s/50s4 = 10/26
| top score4 = 159*
| deliveries4 = 3834
| wickets4 = 116
| bowl avg4 = 25.65
| fivefor4 = 1
| tenfor4 = n/a
| best bowling4 = 5/44
| catches/stumpings4 = 85/–
| date = 27 August
| year = 2017
| source = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/31034.html Cricinfo]
}}

'''Dinesh Mongia''' {{Audio|Dinesh_Mongia.ogg|pronunciation}} (born 17 April 1977) is a former [[India]]n [[cricket]]er and politician. Mongia has appeared in limited over internationals for India.

==Domestic career==
Mongia in domestic cricket career scored 8100 runs at an average of just under 50 and his highest score being an unbeaten 308.

In 2004, he signed for [[Lancashire County Cricket Club|Lancashire]] as an overseas player when [[Stuart Law]] was injured. In 2005 he was signed by [[Leicestershire County Cricket Club|Leicestershire]] on a full-time contract.

Dinesh plays for the [[Lashings World XI]] team. He also played for [[Chandigarh Lions]] in the now defunct [[Indian Cricket League]].

==First Indian t20 cricketer==
Mongia in the first Indian cricketer to play a T20 match.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/twenty20-cup-2004-134471/lancashire-vs-leicestershire-north-group-304791/full-scorecard|title=Full Scorecard of Leics vs Lancashire North Group 2004 - Score Report |website=ESPNcricinfo.com|access-date=17 November 2021}}</ref> He played for Lancashire in 2004.

==International career==
He made his ODI debut in 2001 against Australia without much success but in his fifth match, he scored his first half-century (71 off 75 balls) against England. In 2002, almost a year after his debut, he picked up his first and only century (an unbeaten 159 off just 147 balls against [[Zimbabwe cricket team|Zimbabwe]]) to win the [[Man of the Match]] award. He was also named the Man of the Series in that tour. Suspicions remained, however, that kinks in his technique could be exposed on more challenging tracks abroad, and indifferent displays in England resulted in him being relegated to a bit-part role in the tours that followed. He played under Ganguly's captaincy.

He forced his way back into the [[2003 Cricket World Cup]] squad, where India lost the final against Australia. But after a string of below-par performances, he was dropped from the Indian side in April 2005.

He was again selected in the Indian team in 2009 for the Tri-Series in Sri Lanka. However, the tournament was affected by the pull out of the third team, South Africa, due to a bomb explosion in Colombo, and by incessant rain. Instead, Mongia got an opportunity in the September 2006 tri-series against Australia and West Indies in Malaysia, where he made an unbeaten 68 in the final group game against Australia, although India lost the game and were unable to reach the final.

==International centuries==
===ODI centuries===
{| class="wikitable"
!colspan=8|One Day International centuries of Dinesh Mongia
|-
! style="width;30px;"| No !! style="width:50px;"| Runs !! style="width:50px;"| Match !! style="width:140px;"| Against !! style="width:280px;"| City/Country !! style="width:250px;"| Venue !! style="width:140px;"| Date !!style="width:50px;"| Result
|-
| '''[1]''' || 159* || 15 || {{cr|ZIM}} || {{flagicon|IND}} [[Guwahati]], [[India]] || [[Nehru Stadium, Guwahati|Nehru Stadium]] || 19 March 2002 || Won
|}

==International awards==
===One Day International Cricket===
====Man of the Match awards====
{| class="wikitable" style="width:90%; margin-left:10px"
|-
!style="text-align: middle; background: #00BFFF;"| No.
!style="text-align: middle; background: #00BFFF;"| Opponent
!style="text-align: middle; background: #00BFFF;"| Venue
!style="text-align: middle; background: #00BFFF;"| Date
!style="text-align: middle; background: #00BFFF;"| Match Performance
!style="text-align: middle; background: #00BFFF;"| Result
|-
| 1
| [[Zimbabwe national cricket team|Zimbabwe]]
| [[Nehru Stadium, Guwahati]]
| 19 March 2002
| 159* (147 balls: 17x4, 1x6)
| {{cr|IND}} won by 101 runs.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.howstat.com/cricket/Statistics/Matches/MatchScorecard_ODI.asp?MatchCode=1903|title=Scorecard - 2001-2002 India v Zimbabwe - 19/03/2002|website=Howstat.com|access-date=17 November 2021}}</ref>
|-
| 2
| [[West Indies national cricket team|West Indies]]
| [[Kensington Oval]], [[Bridgetown]]
| 29 May 2002
| 1 ct. ; 74 (104 balls: 9x4)
| {{cr|IND}} won by 7 wickets.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.howstat.com/cricket/Statistics/Matches/MatchScorecard_ODI.asp?MatchCode=1923|title=Scorecard - 2001-2002 West Indies v India - 29/05/2002|website=Howstat.com|access-date=17 November 2021}}</ref>
|}
==Politics==
Mongia joined [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] in December 2021, ahead of the [[2022 Punjab Legislative Assembly election]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.theweek.in/news/india/2021/12/28/former-cricketer-dinesh-mongia-joins-bjp-ahead-of-punjab-assembly-polls.html | title=Former cricketer Dinesh Mongia joins BJP ahead of Punjab assembly polls | date=28 December 2021}}</ref>

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*{{ESPNcricinfo|id=31034}}

{{India Squad 2002 ICC Champions Trophy}}
{{India Squad 2003 Cricket World Cup}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2012}}

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