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| name = Eknath Solkar | | name = Eknath Solkar | ||
| nickname = | | nickname = Ekki | ||
| image = Eknath_Solkar.jpg | | image = Eknath_Solkar.jpg | ||
| country = India | | country = India | ||
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'''Eknath Dhondu 'Ekky' Solkar'''<ref name=Guardian /> {{Audio|Eknath_Solkar.ogg|pronunciation}} (18 March 1948 – 26 June 2005) was an [[India]]n [[all-rounder|all-round]] [[cricketer]] who played 27 [[Test cricket|Tests]] and seven [[One Day International]]s for his country. He was born in [[Mumbai|Bombay]], and died of heart attack in the same city at the age of 57.<ref name=Guardian>{{cite web|title=Obituary: Eknath Solkar|url=https://www.theguardian.com/news/2005/sep/14/obituaries.india| | '''Eknath Dhondu 'Ekky' Solkar'''<ref name=Guardian /> {{Audio|Eknath_Solkar.ogg|pronunciation}} (18 March 1948 – 26 June 2005) was an [[India]]n [[all-rounder|all-round]] [[cricketer]] who played 27 [[Test cricket|Tests]] and seven [[One Day International]]s for his country. He was born in [[Mumbai|Bombay]], and died of heart attack in the same city at the age of 57.<ref name=Guardian>{{cite web|title=Obituary: Eknath Solkar|url=https://www.theguardian.com/news/2005/sep/14/obituaries.india|work=The Guardian|date=14 September 2005|access-date=7 January 2014}}</ref> | ||
Solkar was a capable bat with a Test century to his name, and he could bowl fast as well as slow.<ref name=Guardian /> Solkar was renowned for his excellent close fielding, of which he once remarked, "I only watch the ball."<ref name=Guardian /> His catches helped [[Indian cricket team|India]] to victory against [[English cricket team|England]] at [[The Oval]] in 1971, the team's first Test win in England.<ref name=Guardian /> Eknath's teammate at [[Sussex County Cricket Club|Sussex]] [[Tony Greig]] once said, "He was the best forward short leg I've ever seen."<ref>http://www.espncricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/584181.html</ref> | Solkar was a capable bat with a Test century to his name, and he could bowl fast as well as slow.<ref name=Guardian /> Solkar was renowned for his excellent close fielding, of which he once remarked, "I only watch the ball."<ref name=Guardian /> His catches helped [[Indian cricket team|India]] to victory against [[English cricket team|England]] at [[The Oval]] in 1971, the team's first Test win in England.<ref name=Guardian /> Eknath's teammate at [[Sussex County Cricket Club|Sussex]] [[Tony Greig]] once said, "He was the best forward short leg I've ever seen."<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/584181.html|title = Not stars but heroes}}</ref> | ||
His 53 catches in only 27 matches is the best ratio for catches per test-match among non-wicket-keepers with 20 or more Tests. He is responsible for one of cricket's most celebrated quotes, directed at [[Geoffrey Boycott]]: "I will out you bloody."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/346893.html|title=Ghost-Spoken – Cricinfo}}</ref> | His 53 catches in only 27 matches is the best ratio for catches per test-match among non-wicket-keepers with 20 or more Tests. He is responsible for one of cricket's most celebrated quotes, directed at [[Geoffrey Boycott]]: "I will out you bloody."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/346893.html|title=Ghost-Spoken – Cricinfo}}</ref> | ||
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[[Category:1948 births]] | [[Category:1948 births]] | ||
[[Category:2005 deaths]] | [[Category:2005 deaths]] | ||
[[Category:Cricketers from Mumbai]] | |||
[[Category:India One Day International cricketers]] | [[Category:India One Day International cricketers]] | ||
[[Category:India Test cricketers]] | [[Category:India Test cricketers]] | ||