Doshi was in his thirties when he finally got his opportunity to play for India. Making his debut only after Bishan Bedi’s career had run its full course, the bespectacled 32-year-old claimed 6 for 103 in his first innings. In the final Test of the series he took 8, bowling India to an innings win. He captured 27 wickets in the series.
He already had all the experience in the world, the many years for Nottinghamshire standing in solid stead. Doshi kept on taking wickets, showing the world what might have been, making up for lost time in a hurry. A hurry that did not interfere with his great control over flight, line and length. In 3 years and 28 Tests, he had topped 100 wickets, one of a handful of men to achieve the feat after making his debut at thirty-plus.
With thick-framed glasses, buttoned full sleeves and features resembling a salaryman past his first youth, Doshi seldom looked his part as a fantastic left-arm spinner. And just as the early part of his career had suffered from the presence of Bedi in the Indian side, his last days were rendered bitter and support-less due to the lack of harmony with his captain Sunil Gavaskar. However, it did not stop Doshi from being one of the best in the game in his era. When records are looked at and evaluated against the contemporary standards of that era, Doshi emerges as a force to reckon with, one of the most successful Indian spinners at home.
Among the many memorable bowling successes and endearingly ridiculous attempts at batting, Doshi’s best effort perhaps came against England at Wankhede in 1981-82, when his figures of 29.1-12-39-5 dismissed England for 166 from 95 for 1, and eventually led to a thrilling Indian win. The other landmark performance was at Melbourne when Australia were set a small total. He came on early because of an injury to Kapil Dev at Melbourne and dismissed Graeme Wood and Kim Hughes, paving the way for the paceman to bowl India to the famous win on the morrow.
Doshi’s ODI career, however short, was more impressive than many of his contemporaries. He also went on to become an extremely successful businessman.
His autobiography Spin Punch is one of the most outspoken and controversial by an Indian cricketer.
Arunabha Sengupta
Career | M | In | R | NO | HS | Avg | BF | SR | 100s | 50s | 4s | 6s | Ct | St |
Test | 33 | 38 | 129 | 10 | 20 | 4.607 | 399 | 32.33 | 0 | 0 | 11 | -- | 10 | 0 |
ODIs | 15 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 5* | 3.000 | 20 | 45.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
T20s | 0 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | |
World Cup | 0 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
Career | M | B | R | W | Avg | EC | SR | 5WI | 10WM | BBI | BBM |
Test | 33 | 9322 | 3502 | 114 | 30.71 | 2.254 | 81. | 6 | 0 | 6/102 | 8/103 |
ODIs | 15 | 792 | 524 | 22 | 23.81 | 3.969 | 36.00 | 0 | 0 | 4/30 | 4/30 |
T20s | 0 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
World Cup | 0 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 4/30 |
Test Debut
India v Australia at MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chepauk, Chennai, September 11, 1979
Last Test
India v Pakistan at M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore, September 14, 1983
ODI Debut
Australia v India at Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne, December 6, 1980
Last ODI
Pakistan v India at Ibn-e-Qasim Bagh Stadium, Multan, December 17, 1982
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