Kamal Bhandarkar

Kamal Vinayakrao Bhandarkar (21 February 1911 – 10 December 1986) was an Indian cricketer who played first-class cricket from 1935 to 1949.

Kamal Bhandarkar
Personal information
Full name
Kamal Vinayakrao Bhandarkar
Born(1911-02-21)21 February 1911
Lonavala, Bombay Presidency, British India
Died10 December 1986(1986-12-10) (aged 75)
Pune, Maharashtra, India
BattingRight-handed
RoleWicketkeeper-batsman
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1935–36 to 1937–38Central India
1939–40 to 1949–50Maharashtra
1941–42 to 1947–48Holkar
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 30
Runs scored 1357
Batting average 30.84
100s/50s 3/5
Top score 205
Balls bowled 6
Wickets 0
Bowling average –
5 wickets in innings 0
10 wickets in match 0
Best bowling –
Catches/stumpings 30/20
Source: Cricinfo, 1 March 2021

Bhandarkar was a wicketkeeper-batsman. He was a member of the Ranji Trophy winning teams of Maharashtra in 1939–40 and Holkar in 1945–46.[1] Opening the batting for Maharashtra against Kathiawar in the Ranji Trophy in 1948–49, he scored 205 and set a world record second-wicket partnership of 455 with B. B. Nimbalkar, who scored 443 not out.[2] The record stood until 1974.[3]

Bhandarkar later took up coaching, and was one of the leading coaches in India from 1950 until his death in 1986. His pupils included the India Test captains Chandu Borde and Sunil Gavaskar.[1]

Bhandarkar was a science graduate of Nowrosjee Wadia College in Pune, who worked in the zoology department of the college as a demonstrator.[1]

References
  1. Karmarkar, Amit (28 October 2019). "Kamal Bhandarkar: The coach who fine-tuned Sunil Gavaskar's technique". Times of India. Retrieved 1 March 2021.
  2. "Maharashtra v Kathiawar 1948-49". Cricinfo. Retrieved 1 March 2021.
  3. Wisden 2001, p. 216.
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