Datta Gaekwad
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Full name | Dattajirao Krishnarao Gaekwad | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Baroda, Baroda State, India | 27 October 1928|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Died | 13 February 2024 Baroda, Gujarat, India | (aged 95)|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Batting | Right-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bowling | Right-arm medium, legbreak | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Relations | Anshuman Gaekwad (son) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Test debut (cap 60) | 5 June 1952 v England | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Last Test | 13 January 1961 v Pakistan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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1948–1963 | Baroda | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: ESPNcricinfo |
Dattajirao Krishnarao Gaekwad ⓘ (27 October 1928 – 13 February 2024), known as Datta Gaekwad, was an Indian cricketer. He appeared in 11 Test matches, toured England in 1952 and 1959 and West Indies in 1952–53. He captained the Indian team on the 1959 tour. As a batsman Gaekwad "possessed a sure defence and delightfully crisp shots especially through the covers".[1] He was also an occasional leg spin bowler. Until his death, he was India's oldest living Test cricketer.[2][3]
Biography
Gaekwad played his early cricket for
In 1957–58, he captained Baroda to their first Ranji Trophy title in nine years, scoring a century in the final against Services.[5] He scored 218 against the defending champions Bombay during the course of the season.[6] He was recalled to the Indian team for the final Test against West Indies in 1958–59. His 52 in the second innings was the only Test fifty of his career and went some way towards India earning a draw.[7]
India had had four captains in the series against West Indies, and with
In the Ranji Trophy he scored 3139 runs with 14 centuries and a highest of 249 against Maharashtra in 1959–60.[10]
Personal life and death
Gaekwad was the father of the Indian opener
References
- ^ Christopher Martin-Jenkins, The Complete Who's Who of Test Cricketers, Rigby, Adelaide, 1983, p. 422.
- ^ "Oldest Living Players". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 16 December 2018.
- ^ a b Gollapudi, Nagraj (16 May 2016). "Former India cricketer Deepak Shodhan dies aged 87". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 16 December 2018.
- ^ Mantri, Madhav (11 April 2008). "Duck soup". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 16 December 2018.
- ^ "Baroda v Services 1957-58". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 30 October 2021.
- ^ "Baroda v Bombay 1957-58". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 31 October 2021.
- ^ "India v West Indies 1958-59 (Fifth Test)". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 30 October 2021.
- ^ Mihir Bose, A History of Indian Cricket, Andre Deutsch, London, 1990, pp. 214–15.
- ^ "India in England, 1959", Wisden 1960, pp. 263–69.
- ^ "Maharashtra v Baroda 1959-60". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 30 October 2021.
- ^ Former Indian cricket team captain Dattajirao Gaekwad passes away Sportstar
Sources
- Rajan Bala, The Covers are Off. Bala suggests that one of the reasons for the fiasco of the 1959 tour was the resentment of Bombay players towards those from Baroda.
External links
- Datta Gaekwad at ESPNcricinfo
- Datta Gaekwad at CricketArchive (subscription required)
- ESPNcricinfo interview