Eknath Solkar
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Eknath Solkar was an Indian cricketer renowned for his exceptional close-in fielding and valuable all-round contributions to the national team in the late 1960s and 1970s.
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Indian Test cricketer
ⓘ
cricketer ⓘ human ⓘ |
| battingPosition | lower middle order ⓘ |
| battingStyle | left-handed ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1948-03-18 ⓘ |
| birthPlace | Bombay, Bombay Presidency, British India NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| bowlingStyle | right-arm medium ⓘ |
| bowlingSupportFor | India’s spin quartet ⓘ |
| bowlingType | medium pace ⓘ |
| contributedTo |
India’s first Test series win in England
ⓘ
India’s first Test series win in West Indies ⓘ |
| country | India ⓘ |
| deathDate | 2005-06-26 ⓘ |
| deathPlace | Mumbai, Maharashtra, India NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| domesticTeam |
Bombay cricket team
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Railways cricket team NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldingPosition |
forward short leg
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silly point ⓘ |
| fieldingSpecialty | close-in fielding ⓘ |
| fullName | Eknath Dhondu Solkar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
all-round contributions for India in the late 1960s and 1970s
ⓘ
exceptional close-in catching ⓘ |
| lastTestAgainst | West Indies NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| lastTestFor | India NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nationality | Indian ⓘ |
| notableSeries |
India tour of England 1971
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
India tour of West Indies 1970–71 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| odiDebutAgainst | England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| odiDebutFor | India NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| parentOccupation | groundsman at Hindu Gymkhana, Bombay ⓘ |
| playedEra |
1970s
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late 1960s ⓘ |
| playedFormat |
One Day International cricket
ⓘ
Test cricket ⓘ |
| rememberedAs | one of the finest close-in fielders in cricket history ⓘ |
| role | all-rounder ⓘ |
| sport | cricket ⓘ |
| team | India national cricket team NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| teammateOf |
Bhagwat Chandrasekhar
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Bishan Singh Bedi NERFINISHED ⓘ Erapalli Prasanna NERFINISHED ⓘ Srinivas Venkataraghavan NERFINISHED ⓘ Sunil Gavaskar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| testCapNumber | 120 ⓘ |
| testDebutAgainst | New Zealand NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| testDebutDate | 1969-03-02 ⓘ |
| testDebutFor | India NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| tookCatchesInTests | over 50 ⓘ |
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