This is about Indian Test captains.
It has always been very, very difficult for anyone to lead India if you are from
Outside major cities (Bombay, Delhi, Calcutta, Madras, Bangalore, Hyderabad)
AND
Outside royalty and/or royal patronage and/or armed forces
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It has always been very, very difficult for anyone to lead India if you are from
Outside major cities (Bombay, Delhi, Calcutta, Madras, Bangalore, Hyderabad)
AND
Outside royalty and/or royal patronage and/or armed forces
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Thirty-three men have led India until now. Here are the ones from major cities, in chronological order:
Ghulam Ahmed, Polly Umrigar, Pankaj Roy, GS Ramchand, Ajit Wadekar, S Venkataraghavan, Sunil Gavaskar, Bishan Singh Bedi, Gundappa Viswanath, Dilip Vengsarkar, Ravi Shastri,
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Ghulam Ahmed, Polly Umrigar, Pankaj Roy, GS Ramchand, Ajit Wadekar, S Venkataraghavan, Sunil Gavaskar, Bishan Singh Bedi, Gundappa Viswanath, Dilip Vengsarkar, Ravi Shastri,
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Krish Srikkanth, Mohammad Azharuddin, Sachin Tendulkar, Sourav Ganguly, Rahul Dravid, Virender Sehwag, Anil Kumble, Virat Kohli, Ajinkya Rahane.
Now, the other categories.
Royal families:
Vizzy, IAK Pataudi, Datta Gaekwad, MAK Pataudi.
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Now, the other categories.
Royal families:
Vizzy, IAK Pataudi, Datta Gaekwad, MAK Pataudi.
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Royal patronage:
CK Nayudu, Lala Amarnath, Vijay Hazare.
Military:
Hemu Adhikary.
This leaves us with five men.
It may seem a large number, but Vinoo Mankad and Kapil Dev were, at that point, *arguably* India's finest cricketers.
And Chandu Borde was a standby captain.
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CK Nayudu, Lala Amarnath, Vijay Hazare.
Military:
Hemu Adhikary.
This leaves us with five men.
It may seem a large number, but Vinoo Mankad and Kapil Dev were, at that point, *arguably* India's finest cricketers.
And Chandu Borde was a standby captain.
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Two, then.
We know of the one from Ranchi and his achievements. However, I am not sure when he would have debuted had BCCI not launched TRDW in 2002.
The other was born in Godhra.
He played for Gujarat and Railways. No major team.
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We know of the one from Ranchi and his achievements. However, I am not sure when he would have debuted had BCCI not launched TRDW in 2002.
The other was born in Godhra.
He played for Gujarat and Railways. No major team.
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He wanted to play for Bombay. They did not pick him.
He took up an offer from Gujarat captain Pheroze Naoroji Cambhatta.
The man rejected by Bombay became the second player in history to score two hundreds on First-class debut.
He was only 18.
He debuted for India at 21.
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He took up an offer from Gujarat captain Pheroze Naoroji Cambhatta.
The man rejected by Bombay became the second player in history to score two hundreds on First-class debut.
He was only 18.
He debuted for India at 21.
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He led India at 26, immediately after India were whitewashed 0-5 in England and had appointed six captains across two series.
By 28 he led India to their first series win against England, 14 years after Independence.
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By 28 he led India to their first series win against England, 14 years after Independence.
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There was more to Nari Contractor than the injury that ended his career.
Belated happy birthday.
Belated happy birthday.
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