Vijay Hazare
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Vijay Samuel Hazare pronunciationⓘ (11 March 1915 – 18 December 2004) was an Indian cricketer. He captained India in 14 matches between 1951 and 1953. In India's 25th Test match, nearly 20 years after India achieved Test status, he led India to its first ever Test cricket win (and the only victory under his captaincy) in 1951–52 against England at Madras, winning by an innings and eight runs in a match that began on the day that King George VI died. He received the C. K. Nayudu Lifetime Achievement Award in 1996, the highest honour bestowed by BCCI on a former player.[1]
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Full name | Vijay Samuel Hazare | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | (1915-03-11)11 March 1915 Sangli, Bombay Presidency, British India | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Died | 18 December 2004(2004-12-18) (aged 89) Vadodara, Gujarat, India | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Batting | Right-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bowling | Right-arm medium pace | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Test debut (cap 28) | 22 June 1946 v England | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Last Test | 28 March 1953 v West Indies | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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1934–1942 | Maharashtra | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1935–1939 | Central India | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1941–1961 | Baroda | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1957–1958 | Holkar | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricket Archive, 22 October 2010 |
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