We have heard about Rahul Dravid being
one of the most patient batsmen in Indian cricket. But years before Dravid made
his debut in the international arena, Anshuman Gaekwad used to be the defensive
stroke maker of the Indian batting line up. He was known for his defensive technique
which proved to be a great weapon against the mighty fast bowlers of that time.
He made
his Test debut against the West Indies at Kolkata on 27 December 1974.
Gaekwad scored 1985 runs from 40
Tests at an average of 30.07 with 2 centuries and 10 half centuries to his
credit. He scored his highest Test score of 201 against Pakistan at Jalandhar in 1982–83. This innings, where he spent 671
minutes, is an example for his patient style and concentration.
He was
a brutal player in First-class cricket as he scored massive 12136 runs in 206
matches he played. He averaged more than 40 in First-class cricket and scored
34 hundreds including the best score of 225 to his name.
He also
used to bowl right-arm off-break and had 143 wickets to his tally.
Anshuman
Gaekwad worked for GSFC (Vadodara) after retiring from Cricket and took early
retirement in 2000. He is currently based in Vadodara, Gujarat, India.
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