K. M. RANGNEKAR


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K. M. RANGNEKAR
(27 Jun 1917 - 11 Oct 1984)

Bombay born Khanderao Moreshwar Rangnekar was regarded as a divine blessing to make marks, both in cricket and in badminton. The elegant left-handed batsman and right-arm medium fast bowler Khandu, as he was fondly addressed to, was a gifted ambidextrous fielder, and a right-handed national badminton player...

He made his Ranji Trophy debut in the 1939-40 season for Maharashtra, opening the bowling and also smashing an under 100-minute 102. Subsequently he went on to represent Bombay, Holkar and Madhya Pradesh in that order. With a ton (113) for a victorious Madhya Pradesh in his last Ranji Trophy match in 1958-59, he joined the select band of cricketers with hundreds in their first and last Ranji Trophy games...

Making his Test debut in November 1947 at Brisbane, his international career was confined to just 3 Tests played entirely in that Australian tour of 1947-48. Scores of 1, 0, 6, 18, 8, 0 betrayed his potential, as the Adelaide Oval saw him bid farewell to Test cricket...

He played first class cricket for over two decades, scoring 4602 runs with 15 tons and 16 half-tons, 217 being the highest, 21 wickets and 42 catches, from 85 games...

Employed with Indian Customs in Bombay, he ran a textile store business as well. He was the vice president twice of BCCI and Bombay Cricket Association, and also held the posts of president of Bombay Cricket Association and Thane Municipality, all tenures being between 1962 to 1979...

Losing his battle against throat cancer, Khandu Rangnekar passed away this day, in 1984, aged 67...

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