V. S. HAZARE

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V. S. HAZARE
(11 Mar 1915 – 18 Dec 2004)

One of India's finest exponents of the willow, Sangli born right-handed Vijay Samuel Hazare was an effective right-arm medium pace bowler as well, especially in the domestic circuit...

Hazare made his Test debut in June 1946 against England at Lord's, and played his last in March 1953 against West Indies at Kingston...

Representing India in 30 Tests Hazare scored 2192 runs @47.65, with 7 hundreds and 9 fifties, with highest as 164*, claimed 20 wickets @61.00, and 11 catches...

One of the first cricketer-recipients of the Padma Shri (in 1960 along with Jasubhai M. Patel) Hazare has several other firsts to his credit. I hereby list a few ones of prominence...

The skipper of 14 Tests from 1951 to 1953, Hazare led India to her first ever Test win (and the only one as a captain) against England at Madras in 1951-52, incidentally India's 25th Test match, won by an innings and 8 runs, the first day of which marked the demise of King George VI...

Hazare was the first Indian to score a century in each innings of a Test match (116 and 145 on successive days against Australia in Adelaide in 1947–48, a match which India lost...

He was also the first Indian batsman to score a pair, against England at Kanpur in 1951–52...

Hazare was the first Indian player to complete 1000 Test Runs...

Hazare was the first Indian to score centuries in three successive Test matches...

Hazare's 577 runs partnership with Gul Mahomed for any wicket in first-class cricket, for Baroda against Holkar in the final of the Ranji Trophy at Baroda in 1947, was a record that stood till Kumar Sangakkara and Mahela Jayawardene surpassed it in 2006, putting on 624 for Sri Lanka against South Africa, in Colombo...

Playing for Maharashtra, Central India and Baroda, Hazare had an impressive domestic performance. He amassed 18740 runs from 238 games @58.38 with 60 hundreds and 73 fifties, 316* as highest, 595 wickets @24.61 and 166 catches...

Post retirement he had a short stint as a selector. A 50-overs zonal cricket tournament, the Vijay Hazare Trophy, stands in honour of the batting maestro...

Hazare passed away in Vadodara, this day in 2004, losing his battle against intestinal cancer. He was 89...

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