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Datta Gaekwad
Thu, October 27 2016
Datta Gaekwad: Baroda fulcrum who never got going in Test cricket
Far from impactful in international cricket, Datta Gaekwad was nevertheless a successful batsman and captain for Baroda in Ranji Trophy, peaking in the late 1950s.
Mon, May 16 2016
India’s oldest living Test cricketer Deepak Shodhan passes away aged 87
Deepak Shodhan, who was the first ever Indian to hit a century on debut passed away at the age of 87 at this home in Ahmedabad.
Mon, May 16 2016
Datta Gaekwad now the oldest-living Indian cricketer
Datta Gaekwad was born on October 27, 1928 played for India in Tests from 1952 till 1961.
Mon, August 04 2014
Pananmal Punjabi is the oldest living Indian Test cricketer now
Punjabi played 32 First-Class matches for Sind and Gujarat, finishing with an average of 38 with six hundreds.
Sun, July 03 2016
Indian captaincy, a farcical musical chairs – six captains in seven Tests!
Polly Umrigar. Ghulam Ahmed. Vinoo Mankad. Hemu Adhikari. Datta Gaekwad. Pankaj Roy.