India's oldest Test cricketer Dattajirao Gaekwad dies
Updated On: 13 February, 2024 12:35 PM IST | New Delhi | PTI
Dattajirao Gaekwad played 11 Tests for India between 1952 and 1961, captaining the national team in 1959 when it toured England. The right-hander made his debut against England at Leeds in 1952 and his final international game was against Pakistan in Chennai in 1961
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Dattajirao Gaekwad
India`s oldest Test cricketer and former captain Dattajirao Gaekwad died on Tuesday due to age-related ailments.
Gaekwad, who was the father of former India opener and national coach Aunshuman Gaekwad, was 95. He breathed his last early this morning after battling for life in the ICU of a Baroda hospital for the past 12 days, a source in the family told PTI.
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