Anshuman Gaekwad

Anshuman Gaekwad
Personal information
Full name	Anshuman Dattajirao Gaekwad
Born	23 September 1952 (age 71); Bombay, Bombay State, India
Batting	Right-handed
Bowling	Right-arm offbreak
Role	Batsman
Relations	Datta Gaekwad (father)
Career statistics
	Source: ESPNcricinfo, 31 December 2006

Anshuman Dattajirao Gaekwad pronunciation (help·info) (born 23 September 1952) is a former Indian cricketer and two-time Indian national cricket coach. He played in 40 Test matches and 15 One Day Internationals. His father Datta Gaekwad also played Test Cricket for India.^[1]

Gaekwad was known for his defensive mindset against pace bowlers, which became a high priority when the West Indian pace bowlers dominated world cricket. He was nicknamed The Great Wall. He made his Test debut against the West Indies at Kolkata on 27 December 1974 and his last appearance in a Test match was against England at Kolkata itself on the last day of 1984. Being a right-handed batsman, Gaekwad scored 1985 runs from 40 Tests at an average of 30.07 with 2 centuries and 10 half centuries to his credit. He scored his highest Test score of 201 against Pakistan at Jalandhar in 1982–83. This innings, where he spent 671 minutes, is an example for his patient style and concentration.^[2]

Anshuman Gaekwad worked for GSFC (Vadodara) after retiring from cricket and took early retirement in 2000. He is currently based in Vadodara, Gujarat, India.

In June 2018, he was awarded with the Lifetime Achievement Award by the Board of Control for Cricket in India.^[3]^[4]

References[edit]

↑ "Cricketer honoured with stamp". The Times of India. 28 October 2020. Retrieved 13 January 2021.
↑ "Anshuman Gaekwad: 12 lesser-known facts about the two-time Indian coach". Cricket Country. 23 September 2016. Retrieved 13 January 2021.
↑ "Kohli, Harmanpreet, Mandhana win top BCCI awards". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 7 June 2018.
↑ "BCCI honours Indian legends Anshuman Gaekwad and Pankaj Roy". www.icc-cricket.com. Retrieved 13 January 2021.

External links[edit]

Anshuman Gaekwad at ESPNcricinfo

Preceded by Madan Lal	Indian National Cricket Coach October 1997 – September 1999	Succeeded by Kapil Dev
Preceded by Kapil Dev	Indian National Cricket Coach August 2000 – October 2000	Succeeded by John Wright

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[1] "Cricketer honoured with stamp". The Times of India. 28 October 2020. Retrieved 13 January 2021.

[2] "Anshuman Gaekwad: 12 lesser-known facts about the two-time Indian coach". Cricket Country. 23 September 2016. Retrieved 13 January 2021.

[3] "Kohli, Harmanpreet, Mandhana win top BCCI awards". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 7 June 2018.

[4] "BCCI honours Indian legends Anshuman Gaekwad and Pankaj Roy". www.icc-cricket.com. Retrieved 13 January 2021.

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