| Names |
Polly UMRIGAR |
| Date of
Birth |
March 28, 1926 |
| Date of
Death |
November 07, 2006 |
| Identity |
Indian cricketer |
|
Date-wise Events / Works |
- December 09, 1948: He made
his test match debut on this day; against West Indies.
- April 13, 1962: He played
his last test match on this day; against West Indies.
|
| General |
- His full birth name is Pahlan Ratanji "Polly" Umrigar.
- He played first-class cricket for Bombay, and Test
cricket in the Indian cricket team, mainly as a middle-order
batsman.
- He also bowled occasionally as medium pace and off spin.
- He captained the Indian team in eight Test matches from
1955 to 1958.
- When he retired in 1962, he had played in more Tests
(59), scored more Test runs (3,631), and recorded more Test
centuries (12), than any other Indian player.
- He scored the first double century by an Indian in Test
cricket against New Zealand in Hyderabad.
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