Archives

G. S. Ramchand, a former Indian captain, died tonight at the Hinduja Hospital in Mumbai. He had been in and out of hospital after suffering three heart attacks in the last two months. He was 76.

Ramchand was a hard-hitting batsman and a medium-pace inswing bowler, whose finest hour came when he led India to victory in the Kanpur Test against Richie Benaud's Australians in 1959-60. It was his final series, in which he won one Test and lost two.

He notched two centuries in a 33-Test career which started with the England tour in 1952.

Both his hundreds came on Indian soil; the first an unbeaten 106 against New Zealand at Culcutta in 1955-56, and the second against Australia at Bombay the following season.

The Kanpur Test victory will always remain significant for it was India's first against Australia. Apart from serving India with bat and ball, Ramchand was also manager of the Indian team during the first World Cup in England in 1975. He also managed the team for the odd Test in the early '80s. His last was against West Indies in 1987-88.

(Wisden CricInfo)

www.crescat.com

News | Business | Features | Editorial | Security
Politics | World | Letters | Sports | Obituaries

Produced by Lake House
Copyright © 2003 The Associated Newspapers of Ceylon Ltd.
Comments and suggestions to :Web Manager