Anshuman Dattajirao Gaekwad (born 23 September 1952) is a former

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er and two-time Indian national cricket coach. He played in 40 Test matches and 15 One Day Internationals. His father

Datta Gaekwad Dattajirao Krishnarao Gaekwad (born 27 October 1928), known as Datta Gaekwad, is a former Indian cricketer. He appeared in 11 Test matches, toured England in 1952 and 1959 and West Indies in 1952–53. He captained the Indian team in the 1959 ...

also played Test Cricket for India. Gaekwad was known for his defensive mindset against pace bowlers, which became a high priority when the

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pace bowlers dominated world cricket. He was nicknamed ''The Great Wall''. He made his Test debut against the

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at Kolkata on 27 December 1974 and his last appearance in a Test match was against

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at Kolkata itself on the last day of 1984. Being a right-handed batsman, Gaekwad scored 1985 runs from 40 Tests at an average of 30.07 with 2 centuries and 10 half centuries to his credit. He scored his highest Test score of 201 against

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at Jalandhar in 1982–83. This innings, where he spent 671 minutes, is an example for his patient style and concentration. Anshuman Gaekwad worked for GSFC (Vadodara) after retiring from cricket and took early retirement in 2000. He is currently based in Vadodara, Gujarat, India. In June 2018, he was awarded with the Lifetime Achievement Award by the

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