Cricket History - India Tour Of England 1936

Indian Cricket History By Abhishek Mukherjee: India Tour Of England 1936 The 1936 tour was one of the disastrous in the history of Indian cricket. India were led by the Maharajkumar of Vizianagram, p

The Beaumont Committee later concluded that Vizzy's captaincy was "disastrous". He was sacked. Amarnath was declared innocent.

But India had one great moment, during the Old Trafford Test match. Vijay Merchant had asked Vizzy to step down as captain. As Merchant and Mushtaq Ali walked out to open, Vizzy asked Mushtaq to run out Merchant. Mushtaq spilled the beans, he and Merchant had a laugh, then they walked out to bat.

India were trailing by 368 runs in the first innings. Mushtaq soon became the first Indian to score a hundred away from home. Merchant became the second. They added 203 for the opening wicket, and the Test match was saved. Merchant and Mushtaq became India's first famous opening pair.

India lost the series. The tour was a disaster both and off the field. But Merchant and Mushtaq gave them something to cheer about.

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