Manohar Shankar Hardikar was an Indian Cricket Player. Manohar Shankar Hardikar was born on 8th February in the year 1936 in Baroda. He played many victorious Indian Test crickets in both national and international level. Manohar Shankar Hardikar was right-hand batsman with a bowling style of right-arm medium and right-arm offbreak.
Manohar Shankar Hardikar represented in Indian Test Cricket. Manohar Shankar Hardikar represented Indian Cricket Team in two Tests against West Indies Cricket team in 1958 to 1959.
Manohar Shankar Hardikar was dismissed by Roy Gilchrist, another player of Indian Cricket off the very first ball that he faced in Test cricket.
Batting and Fielding Averages of Manohar Shankar Hardikar
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Mat |
Inns |
NO |
Runs |
HS |
Ave |
100 |
50 |
6s |
Ct |
St |
Tests |
2 |
4 |
1 |
56 |
32* |
18.66 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
First-class |
74 |
90 |
11 |
2592 |
207* |
32.81 |
8 |
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49 |
0 |
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Bowling averages of Manohar Shankar Hardikar
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Mat |
Inns |
Balls |
Runs |
Wkts |
BBI |
BBM |
Ave |
Econ |
SR |
4w |
5w |
10 |
Tests |
2 |
3 |
108 |
55 |
1 |
1/9 |
1/45 |
55 |
3.1 |
108 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
First-class |
74 |
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2343 |
74 |
8/39 |
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31.7 |
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2 |
0 |
Manohar Shankar Hardikar then took a wicket with his third ball in Test cricket by dismissing Rohan Kanhai.
In the second innings, Manohar Shankar Hardikar scored 32 not out and added 85 not out with G.S. Ramchand, who is popularly known as Gulabrai Sipahimalani Ramchand which saved India from a possible defeat.
In the next test match, Manohar Shankar Hardikar was nearly killed when a beamer grazed his head and went for four. Manohar Shankar Hardikar played no more international matches but was involuntarily involved in the controversy that led to the resignation of Polly Umrigar, another stalwart of Indian cricket, later in the series.
Manohar Shankar Hardikar played for Bombay Cricket Team from 1955 -1956 to 1967-1968. In the Ranji final in his first year, Manohar Shankar Hardikar took a career best 8 for 39 against Bengal Cricket Team. Manohar Shankar Hardikar captained for Bombay Cricket Team in twelve matches, winning five and drawing the rest. Bombay Cricket Team won the title in 1965 to 1966 and 1967 to 1968 under his self determined captaincy.
Manohar Shankar Hardikar died of cancer on 4th February 1995 in Bombay (Mumbai) at the age of 58.
(Last Updated on : 27-11-2014)
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