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| Batting style | Right-handed batsman | |
| Bowling type | Right-arm leg spin | |
| Tests | First-class | |
| Matches | 21 | 152 |
| Runs scored | 872 | 8683 |
| Batting average | 31. The Indian cricket team is an international Cricket team representing India. Mike Powell cricketerjpg|thumb|200px| Warwickshire batsman Mike Powell]] A batsman in the sport of Cricket is depending on context Any Mike Powell cricketerjpg|thumb|200px| Warwickshire batsman Mike Powell]] A batsman in the sport of Cricket is depending on context Any In the sport of Cricket there are two broad categories of bowlers: pace bowlers and spin bowlers Leg spin is a style of Spin bowling in Cricket. A leg spinner bowls right-arm with a Wrist spin action causing the ball to spin anti-clockwise at the point Test cricket is the longest form of the Sport of Cricket. It has long been considered the ultimate test of playing ability between cricketing nations First-class cricket refers to the class of Cricket matches of three or more days scheduled duration between two sides of eleven players and officially adjudged first-class by Batting average is a Statistic in both Cricket and Baseball measuring the performance of cricket batsmen and baseball hitters, respectively 14 | 41. 74 |
| 100s/50s | 1/4 | 17/45 |
| Top score | 114* | 230* |
| Balls bowled | 170 | 4000 |
| Wickets | 3 | 49 |
| Bowling average | 27. In the sport of Cricket the word wicket has several distinct meanings Meanings of wicket Set of stumps Primarily the wicket Bowling average is a Statistic measuring the performance of bowlers in the Sport of Cricket. 33 | 37. 93 |
| 5 wickets in innings | 0 | 0 |
| 10 wickets in match | 0 | 0 |
| Best bowling | 3/68 | 3/2 |
| Catches/stumpings | 8c | 97c |
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Test debut: 28 November 1947 |
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Colonel Hemchandra (Hemu) Ramachandra Adhikari pronunciation (born July 31, 1919 in Pune, Maharashtra — died October 25, 2003 in Mumbai, Maharashtra) was an Indian cricketer, representing his country as both a player and coach in a career that spanned three decades. An inning, or innings, is a fixed-length segment of a game in any of a variety of Sports &ndash most notably Cricket and Baseball during For other uses see Stump (disambiguation Stump is a term used in the Sport of Cricket where has three different meanings For the town in Argentina, see 28 de Noviembre. Events Year 1947 ( MCMXLVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1947 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 660 BC - Traditional founding date of Japan by Emperor Jimmu. The year 1959 ( MCMLIX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 30 BC - Battle of Alexandria: Mark Antony achieves a minor victory over Octavian 's forces but most of his army subsequently Year 1919 ( MCMXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Pune (ˈpuːneɪ Marathi: पुणे Hindi: पूना formerly Poona, is the second largest city in the state of Maharashtra Maharashtra ( Marathi: mahārāṣṭra, IPA) is a state located on the western coast of India. Events 1147 - The Portuguese, under Afonso I, and Crusaders from England and Flanders conquer Lisbon after a Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. Mumbai ( Marathi:,, IPA: formerly Bombay, is the capital of the Indian state of Maharashtra and the financial India, officially the Republic of India (भारत गणराज्य inc-Latn Bhārat Gaṇarājya; see also other Indian languages) is a country Cricket is a bat-and-ball team Sport that originated in England and is now played in more than 100 countries
A talented right-handed batsman and occasional leg spin bowler, he made his first-class debut as a teenager before the outbreak of World War II in the 1936/37 domestic season. First-class cricket refers to the class of Cricket matches of three or more days scheduled duration between two sides of eleven players and officially adjudged first-class by World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including Year 1936 ( MCMXXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1937 ( MCMXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. 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 his Test debut as a 28 year old in 1947 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. Test cricket is the longest form of the Sport of Cricket. It has long been considered the ultimate test of playing ability between cricketing nations For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics.
Very good at playing spin bowling and courageous against fast bowling, Adhikari had some fine moments playing for India, including a national record 109-run last wicket partnership with Ghulam Ahmed in a Test against regional rivals Pakistan. Spin bowling, sometimes known as slow bowling, is a technique used for bowling in the Sport of Cricket. Fast bowling, sometimes known as pace bowling, is one of the two main approaches to bowling in the Sport of Cricket. the Sport of Cricket, a run is the basic unit of scoring. Runs are scored by a Batsman, and the aggregate of the scores of a team's batsmen (plus Ghulam Ahmed (4 July 1922 in Hyderabad, India – 28 October 1998 Hyderabad, India was an Off spin bowler who captained India in The Pakistan National Cricket Team is an international Cricket team representing Pakistan. 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 against the West Indies. The West Indian cricket team, also known colloquially as The Windies or The West Indies, is a multi-national Cricket team representing
Adhikari took to coaching after retiring from first-class cricket - with a very good batting average of 41. Batting average is a Statistic in both Cricket and Baseball measuring the performance of cricket batsmen and baseball hitters, respectively 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 as Sunil Gavaskar, Kapil Dev and Ravi Shastri. England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland Year 1971 ( MCMLXXI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1971 Gregorian calendar. Sunil Manohar Gavaskar ( Marathi:सुनिल मनोहर गावसकर (born 10 July 1949 in Bombay, Maharashtra) nicknamed Sunny Kapil Dev Ramlal Nikhanj ( कपिल देव) ( (born 6 January 1959 Chandigarh) better known as Kapil Dev, is a former Indian cricketer Ravishankar Jayadritha Shastri ( Kannada / Tulu:ರವಿಶಂಕರ ಜಯದ್ರಥ ಶಾಸ್ತ್ರೀ) (born 27 May 1962 in Bombay, India Some felt his history with military helped him as a coach, with former national team spin bowler Bapu Nadkarni saying "Adhikari was a disciplined man. Rameshchandra Gangaram 'Bapu' Nadkarni (born April 4, 1933, Nasik, Maharashtra) was an Indian cricketer. Being a military man, he would not bother about what anybody else thought. "
After his death in October 2003, at age 84, tributes flooded in for the popular Indian, with Indian cricket writer Suresh Menon saying "Adhikari was not a big man yet he was a presence. Suresh Menon is an Indian comedianHe appears regularly on TV shows He will be remembered for his role in Indian cricket's self-confidence movement that began with that series win in 1971. "
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Teams
International
- India (as player and coach)
Indian first-class
Career bests
Tests
Test Debut: vs Australia, 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
- Adhikari's best first-class batting score was 230 not out
- His best first-class bowling figures were 3 for 2
| Preceded by Vinoo Mankad |
Indian National Test Cricket Captain 1958/59 (1 Test Match) |
Succeeded by Datta Gaekwad |
External links and references
- Cricinfo player profile of Hemu Adhikari
- HowSTAT! statistical profile of Hemu Adhikari
- Cricinfo summary of tributes to Hemu Adhikari after his 2003 death
- Article on Adhikari
| Persondata | |
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| NAME | Ramachandra Adhikari, Hemchandra |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Hemu Adhikari |
| SHORT DESCRIPTION | Cricketer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | July 31, 1919 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Pune, Maharashtra |
| DATE OF DEATH | October 25, 2003 |
| PLACE OF DEATH | Mumbai, Maharashtra |
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