Lt. Col. Chandrasekhar Vaman Gadkari (3 February 1928 – 11 January 1998) was an Indian
Test cricket
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er.
Gadkari was an attacking batsman, medium pace bowler and a great fielder. He made a fine impression as a fielder in the 1952/53 tour to West Indies in an Indian side that was noted for its fielding. He made 50* in the
Georgetown Test which remained his highest score. His other tour was to
Pakistan
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in 1954/55. Gadkari co-holds the Test record with
Shafiq Ahmed for the most matches played in a career without either winning or losing - 6.
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He was commissioned into the army in 1949 and rose to become a lieutenant colonel. He represented Services in the
Ranji Trophy
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thereafter. But the army service also restricted his appearances. He died in 1998 after a brief illness.
References
* Obituary in ''
Indian Cricket 1998''
* Christopher Martin-Jenkins, ''The Complete Who's Who of Test Cricketers''
External links
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1928 births
1998 deaths
Services cricketers
Indian cricketers
India Test cricketers
Maharashtra cricketers
North Zone cricketers
Cricketers from Pune