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India's Longest-living Test Cricketer DK Gaekwad Passes Away Aged 95

By IANS News February 13, 2024 • 12:58 PM View: 203

Dattajirao Krishnarao Gaekwad: Former India captain Dattajirao Krishnarao Gaekwad, who was the country's longest-living Test cricketer, passed away at his residence in Baroda on Tuesday. He was 95.

Gaekwad's Test career stretched from 1952 to 1961, but in this time he played in only 11 Tests, scoring 350 runs.

He captained the Indian team which toured England in 1959, but the side lost all five Tests. His highest score was 52 against West Indies at New Delhi in 1959.

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