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Hemu Adhikari

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Indian cricketer (1919–2003)

Hemu Adhikari
Personal information
Full name
Hemchandra Ramachandra Adhikari
Born(1919-07-31)31 July 1919
Pune,Bombay Presidency,British India
Died25 October 2003(2003-10-25) (aged 84)
Mumbai,Maharashtra, India
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-armleg spin
International information
National side
Test debut (cap 36)28 November 1947 v Australia
Last Test11 February 1959 v West Indies
Career statistics
CompetitionTestFirst-class
Matches21152
Runs scored8728,683
Batting average31.1441.74
100s/50s1/417/45
Top score114*230*
Balls bowled1704,000
Wickets349
Bowling average27.3337.93
5 wickets in innings00
10 wickets in match00
Best bowling3/683/2
Catches/stumpings8/–97/–
Source:ESPNcricinfo,15 November 2022

ColonelHemchandra"Hemu" Ramachandra Adhikaripronunciation (31 July 1919 – 25 October 2003) was an Indiancricketer, representing his country both as a player and a coach in a career that spanned three decades. He received theC. K. Nayudu Lifetime Achievement Award in 1998, the highest honour bestowed by theBCCI on a former player.[1]

Life and career

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A talented right-handed batsman and occasional leg spin bowler, Adhikari made hisfirst-class cricket debut as a teenager before the outbreak ofWorld War II in the 1936/37 domestic season. He immediately demonstrated his abilities on the local stage but due to the war, and his role in the Indian armed forces, his career was interrupted.

Adhikari made hisTest debut as a 28-year-old in1947 on India's tour of Australia and immediately established himself as an important member of the squad, although his continued official role in the army restricted his availability for the team.

Very good at playingspin bowling and courageous againstfast bowling, Adhikari had some fine moments playing for India, including a national record 109-run last wicket partnership withGhulam Ahmed in a Test against regional rivalsPakistan. He captained India in one Test as he neared his fortieth birthday, scoring 63 and 40 while batting and taking three important wickets in a drawn game againstthe West Indies.

Adhikari took to coaching after retiring from first-class cricket – with a very goodbatting average of 41.74 – and was in charge of the Indian team as they established themselves on the world stage. He helped guide India to their first series win in England in 1971 and was a major reason behind the development of such outstanding cricketers asSunil Gavaskar,Kapil Dev andRavi Shastri. Some felt his history with military helped him as a coach, with former national team spin bowlerBapu Nadkarni saying "Adhikari was a disciplined man. Being a military man, he would not bother about what anybody else thought." Col Hemu Adhikari was the mentor of another military man & famous cricket coach from Hyderabad Mirza Rehmat Ullah Baig (M.R Baig), who was a Ranji Cricketer from Services and served as an assistant coach under the mentorship of Col Hemu Adhikari.

After his death in October 2003, at age 84, tributes flooded in for the popular Indian, with Indian cricket writerSuresh Menon saying "Adhikari was not a big man yet he was a presence. He will be remembered for his role in Indian cricket's self-confidence movement that began with that series win in 1971."

Career bests

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Test matches

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Test Debut: vsAustralia,Brisbane, 1947/48
Last Test: vs West Indies,Delhi, 1958/59

  • Adhikari's best Test batting score of 114 not out was made against West Indies, Delhi, 1948/49
  • His best Test bowling figures of 3 for 68 came against West Indies, Delhi, 1958/59
  • His Test captaincy record was: 1 match, 1 draw

First-class

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  • Adhikari's best first-class batting score was 230 not out

References

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  1. ^"C.K. Nayudu award for Kapil Dev".The Hindu. 18 December 2013.ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved25 April 2023.

External links

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Preceded byIndian National Test Cricket Captain
1958/59(1 Test Match)
Succeeded by
Italics denote deputised captaincy
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