Chandrasekhar Gadkari

Lt. Col. Chandrasekhar Vaman Gadkari pronunciation (3 February 1928 – 11 January 1998) was an Indian Test cricketer.

Chandrasekhar Gadkari
Personal information
Full name
Chandrasekhar Vaman Gadkari
Born(1928-02-03)3 February 1928
Pune, British India
Died11 January 1998(1998-01-11) (aged 69)
Pune, Maharashtra
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm medium
International information
National side
Test debut (cap 69)21 January 1953 v West Indies
Last Test13 February 1955 v Pakistan
Career statistics
Competition Test First-class
Matches 6 64
Runs scored 129 3,024
Batting average 21.50 40.32
100s/50s 0/1 =7/14
Top score 50* 145*
Balls bowled 102 3,079
Wickets 0 48
Bowling average 31.04
5 wickets in innings 2
10 wickets in match 0
Best bowling 6/37
Catches/stumpings 6/– 40
Source: CricketArchive, 3 September 2022

Gadkari was an attacking batsman, medium pace bowler and a great fielder. He made a fine impression as a fielder in the 1952/53 tour to West Indies in an Indian side that was noted for its fielding. He made 50* in the Georgetown Test which remained his highest score. His other tour was to Pakistan in 1954/55. Gadkari co-holds the Test record with Shafiq Ahmed for the most matches played in a career without either winning or losing - 6.[1]

He was commissioned into the army in 1949 and rose to become a lieutenant colonel. He represented Services in the Ranji Trophy thereafter. But the army service also restricted his appearances. He died in 1998 after a brief illness.

References

  • Obituary in Indian Cricket 1998
  • Christopher Martin-Jenkins, The Complete Who's Who of Test Cricketers
  1. Walmsley, Keith (2003). Mosts Without in Test Cricket. Reading, England: Keith Walmsley Publishing Pty Ltd. p. 457. ISBN 0947540067..
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