Name:

Hazare, Vijay S

Date of Birth:

11 Mar 1915

Gender:

Men

Place of Birth:

Sangli, Bombay Presidency, British India

Date Died:

18 Dec 2004

Career:

Test: 1946 - 1953
First Class: 1933 - 1966

Teams:

India (Country)

Classic Indian Batsmen

Vijay Hazare: Captained India to first ever Test victory

Vijay Hazare was born on March 11, 1915 in Sangli, Maharashtra.He died aged 89 on December 18, 2004 in Baroda

Hazare was a classical right hand batsman with a sound technique, solid defense and elegant stroke-play, he was a man of few words. A crisis specialist, he often came to India’s rescue in her darkest hours.

He was the first Indian to reach 1000 runs and 2000 runs in Test cricket, scoring 2192 runs at 47.65 in 30 Tests. His most prolific home series was against the West Indies in 1948-49, when he collected 543 runs at 67.87, including two centuries, both in Mumbai. His unbeaten 134 in the second Test saved India and his 122 brought India close to her first Test win

Hazare captained the Indian cricket team in 14 Tests between 1951 and 1953. He led India in its first ever Test win - over England at Chennai in 1952.

The top level domestic one day tournament played by all Indian "Ranji teams" is named the Vijay Hazare Trophy in his honour.

Source: CricketCrowd Staff Reporter