Madhav Apte
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Sheriff of Mumbai | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
In office 1984–2019 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Preceded by | Sohrab Pirojsha Godrej | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Born | Mumbai University, Elphinstone College | 5 October 1932|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Batting | Right-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bowling | Right-arm bowler | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Test debut (cap 64) | 13 November 1952 v Pakistan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Last Test | 28 March 1953 v West Indies | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: ESPNcricinfo, 20 November 2022 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Madhavrao Laxmanrao Apte (
Early life
Apte was born on 5 October 1932 into the
Apte finished his Bachelor of Arts degree at
Career
Apte, although a right-hand batsman by trade,
In 1952, at the age of 20, he played his first
In 1953, Apte was selected for India's tour to
Apte is the only cricket player to have played alongside D. B. Deodhar and Sachin Tendulkar.[15] In 1989, he became the president of the Cricket Club of India and awarded Tendulkar playing membership,[9][10] and in 2016, argued that the Cricket Club of India was a founding member of the Board of Control for Cricket in India after the controversial Lodha Committee report proposed to consign the club as an associate member of the Board, and thus taking away the voting rights of the former's members as part of the reformation process at the latter.[16] He was the president of the club's Legends Club,[17] and in 2014, urged the club to make the Anandji Dossa reference library available to the public.[18]
In December 1983, Apte was selected to become the Sheriff of Mumbai.[19] In 2011, he inaugurated the 26th Sportstar Trophy.[20] In 2015, at the age of 82, he published his autobiography titled As Luck Would Have It at Wankhede Stadium at the hands of Sunil Gavaskar.[15][9]
In business, Apte served as the president of the
Personal life
Apte's younger brother
He died at the Breach Candy Hospital on the morning of 23 September 2019 aged 86.[23]
Publications
- Apte, Madhav (2015). As Luck Would Have It (1st ed.). ISBN 978-8193130308.[24]
- Apte, Madhav (2016). Daivayattam (in Marathi) (1st ed.). Rajhans Prakashan. p. 300. ISBN 978-8174349460.[25]
References
- ^ "Former India opener Madhav Apte dies at 86". ESPNcricinfo. 23 September 2019.
- ^ "Former India opener Madhav Apte dies at 86". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 23 September 2019.
- ^ Viswanath, G. (26 February 2016). "Madhav Apte: Apt assessment of two eras". Sportstar.
- ^ Wisden India Staff (4 August 2015). "Trip down memory lane: The living tale of Madhav Apte". News 18. Archived from the original on 18 April 2017. Retrieved 17 April 2017.
- ^ a b Viswanath, G (31 January 2016). "Selectors were whimsical then, maybe to a lesser extent now". The Hindu.
- ^ a b "Madhav Apte Profile". Bloomberg L.P. Archived from the original on 18 April 2017. Retrieved 17 April 2017.
- ^ a b Pataik, Sidhanta (4 August 2015). "From Merchant to Tendulkar – the life and times of Madhav Apte". Wisden India. Archived from the original on 17 May 2017. Retrieved 17 April 2017.
- Yahoo News. Archivedfrom the original on 18 April 2017. Retrieved 17 April 2017.
5. Madhav Apte
- ^ a b c d Ahuja, Chandni (9 October 2015). "10 things you should know about Madhav Apte – India's most unfortunate cricketer". Sports Keeda. Archived from the original on 18 April 2017. Retrieved 17 April 2017.
- ^ a b c d e Mustafi, Suvajit (5 October 2016). "Madhav Apte: 17 facts about one of India's most unfortunate cricketers". Cricket Country. Archived from the original on 18 April 2017. Retrieved 17 April 2017.
- ^ Viswanath, G (13 October 2011). "Vijay Merchant's technique was close to perfection: Madhav Apte". The Hindu.
- ^ Jayaraman, Subash (17 December 2014). "Why I was dropped is still an unsolved mystery". ESPNcricinfo. Archived from the original on 18 April 2017. Retrieved 17 April 2017.
- ^ Krishnan, G (12 March 2016). "oday's competition makes Mumbai Ranji Trophy win sweeter: Madhav Apte". Daily News and Analysis. Archived from the original on 18 April 2017. Retrieved 17 April 2017.
- ^ Sengupta, Arunabha (14 June 2016). "Madhav Apte: Averaged almost 50 from 7 Tests but never picked again". Cricket Country. Archived from the original on 18 April 2017. Retrieved 17 April 2017.
- ^ a b "Madhav Apte, 82, launches his autobiography". Cricket Country. 30 May 2015. Archived from the original on 18 April 2017. Retrieved 17 April 2017.
- ^ "Lodha Committee report absurd: Former CCI president Madhav Apte". Cricket Country. 6 January 2016. Archived from the original on 18 April 2017. Retrieved 17 April 2017.
- ^ Viswanath, G (13 April 2017). "I look for Vinoobhai's name on the Lord's honours board: Gavaskar". Sportstar.
The Legends Club President, Madhav Apte
- ^ Murzello, Clayton (1 October 2014). "Make Dossa library available to public: Madhav Apte". Mid-Day. Archived from the original on 18 April 2017. Retrieved 17 April 2017.
- ^ "Raj Bhavan Archives (A Class Files – Permanent Record" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 August 2017. Retrieved 12 August 2017.
- ^ "Madhav Apte inaugurates Sportstar Trophy". The Hindu. 19 October 2011.
- ISBN 9788171547012.
- ^ Joshi, Harit (5 October 2012). "The cricketing journey of Madhav Apte". Mid-Day. Archived from the original on 19 May 2013. Retrieved 18 November 2013.
- ^ Viswanath, G. (23 September 2019). "Former cricketer Madhav Apte passes away". The Hindu. Retrieved 23 September 2019.
- ^ "Madhav Apte's ouster after 460 runs in a series is still a mystery". Mid-Day. 31 May 2015. Retrieved 23 September 2019.
- ^ "Daivayattam by Madhav Apate". Akshardhara. Retrieved 23 September 2019.