Rohan Kanhai
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Full name | Rohan Bholalall Kanhai | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | medium | 26 December 1935|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Role | Batsman, occasional wicket-keeper | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Relations | Tyrone Etwaroo (nephew) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Test debut (cap 94) | 30 May 1957 v England | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Last Test | 5 April 1974 v England | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
ODI debut (cap 8) | 5 September 1973 v England | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Last ODI | 21 June 1975 v Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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1954–1974 | Transvaal | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 31 October 2009 |
Rohan Bholalall Kanhai (born 26 December 1935) is a Guyanese former cricketer of Indo-Guyanese origin, who represented the West Indies in 79 Test matches. He is widely considered to be one of the best batsmen of the 1960s. Kanhai featured on several great West Indian teams, playing alongside Sir Garfield Sobers, Roy Fredericks, Lance Gibbs, Clive Lloyd, and Alvin Kallicharran among others. C. L. R. James wrote in the New World Journal that Kanhai was "the high peak of West Indian cricketing development", and praised his "adventuresome" attitude.[1] Kanhai was part of the West Indian team that won the inaugural, 1975 Cricket World Cup.
Biography
Kanhai made his Test debut during the West Indies'
Late in his career, he became
Throughout his
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The Indian opening batsman Sunil Gavaskar named his son Rohan after Kanhai,[3] and wrote of Kanhai, "To say that he is the greatest batsman I have ever seen so far is, to put it mildly." Bob Holland, the Australian spin bowler, also named his son Rohan, in honour of Kanhai.[4] There is a Wetherspoons pub in Ashington, Northumberland named after him in recognition of his time playing for Ashington Cricket Club during the 1963/64 season when he was brought in by Charlie Chisholm Senior and helped them win both the cup and the league. As one of the world's best cricketers, his time at the club drew large crowds and his benefit matches included many other first-class players from the West Indies, including Garfield Sobers, Wesley Hall, Lance Gibbs and Seymour Nurse.[5]
In 2009, Kanhai was inducted into the ICC Cricket Hall of Fame.[6]
References
- ^ C. L. R. James. "Rohan Kanhai: A study in confidence". guyanaundersiege.com
- ^ Rohan Kanhai profile at Warwickshire County Cricket Club official website.
- ^ Scott Heinrich (18 January 2004) "Famous son steps out of shade". BBC Sport, retrieved 2 December 2005.
- ^ Albert Badeo. "Rohan Kanhai, An Appreciation". windiesfans.com
- ^ NCCC yearbook "Northumberland County Cricket Club Yearbook 1964". accessed 27 June 2022
- ^ Cricinfo (2 January 2009). "ICC and FICA launch Cricket Hall of Fame". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 19 July 2019.
External links
- Media related to Rohan Kanhai at Wikimedia Commons
- Rohan Kanhai at ESPNcricinfo