Milind Rege (born 16 February 1949) is a former Indian first-class

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er who played for

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from 1967/68 to 1977/78. He is the chairman of selectors with the

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. He also works as the head of Corporate Communications, Administration and Personnel functions of

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at its Mumbai head office.

Early life

He graduated from St. Xavier's College.

Career

Rege played as a bowling all-rounder who batted right-handed and bowled right-arm

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. He represented Bombay in domestic cricket and appeared in 52 first-class matches between 1967/68. He also captained Bombay in a few matches and played for

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. Rege continued to be associated with Mumbai cricket after retirement. He worked for various subcommittees of the

for over 20 years. Having worked as a Mumbai selector since the 1980s, he was appointed chairman of selectors in 2011. He resigned from the post in 2012 but continued to be a member of the four-man panel. He was reinstated at the position of chairman in 2015. He has been the secretary of the Tata Sports Club for more than two decades and the president of Association of Cricket Umpires of Mumbai and Member Secretary of the Cricket Improvement Committee. He is also the West Zone representative of the Media Committee for the

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. Rege has been working for

as the head of corporate communications for more than a decade at its Mumbai head office. He was previously the senior divisional manager at the company.

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Rege, Milind 1949 births Living people Indian cricketers Mumbai cricketers West Zone cricketers St. Xavier's College, Mumbai alumni