Vijay Merchant was born in Mumbai, then Bombay, into a wealthy family in 1911. He was an "outstanding college cricketer" who captained Sydenham College, Bombay while studying there.Merchant's Test career spanned 18 years but during that time he played only ten Test matches. Merchant went out to score 154 in his last Test match against England in Delhi, which was also his highest Test score. All ten matches of Merchant's Test career were against England.
Dinkar Balwant Deodhar Featured on Indian Stamp (14 January 1892 - 24 August 1993) was an Indian cricketer, who played in first class cricket matches during 1911 - 1948.Deodhar was born in Poona (now Pune). He was an aggressive right-hand batsman and also a bowler known for his legbreaks. He captained the Maharashtra team in Ranji Trophy regional matches during 1939 - '41.Deodhar trophy is named after him
Cottari Kanakaiya Nayudu (31 October 1895 - 14 November 1967) was an Indian cricketer who served as India's first Test captain. He was born in Nagpur and died in Indore.A solid batsman, Nayudu was known for his ability as a hard hitter of the ball. He was the first cricketer to be honoured with the Padma Bhushan.
Mulvantrai Himmatlal Mankad (12 April 1917 - 21 August 1978), better known as Vinoo Mankad, was an Indian cricketer. An effective batsman and slow left arm orthodox bowler, he played in 44 Tests for India, and made 2109 runs at an average of 31.47 including five Test centuries with a top score of 231. He also took 162 wickets at the average of 32.32, including eight five-wicket hauls. He is one of the three cricketers to have batted in every position, from the first to the last, during his Test career.
First Day Cover Of The Set Of Stamps On Indian Cricketers
Mumbai Team For Which Some Of The Cricketers Featured On Indian Stamp Played Cricket For
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