| 1. Sandeep Patil made his debut in the Indian cricket team as an aggressive right-handed batter and a medium pace bowler. |
| 2. During a test match against Australia in 1981, Patil scored 174 runs after taking a hit on the head by Len Pascoe. |
| 3. In the 1983 Cricket World Cup, Patil contributed 216 runs to India's victory, playing a critical role. |
| 4. After retiring from cricket, Patil became a coach for the Indian national team as well as the India 'A' team. |
| 5. Following the 1983 World Cup win, Patil appeared in a Bollywood movie titled 'Kabhi Ajnabi The'. |
| 6. His son Chirag Patil portrayed him in the 2023 Bollywood film '83', which depicted India's 1983 World Cup victory. |
| 7. Patil also had a brief stint in acting and edited a Marathi sports magazine. |
| 8. He made his Ranji Trophy debut with Bombay in 1975-76. |
| 9. As Chairman of BCCI Selection Committee, his telephone call to Sachin Tendulkar is widely believed to have led to the latter's retirement from ODI cricket. |
