Vijay Merchant, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Indian cricket player.
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Place of Birth: Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
About Vijay Merchant
- Vijay Singh Madhavji Merchant pronunciation , real name Vijay Madhav Thackersey (12 October 1911 – 27 October 1987) was an Indian cricketer.
- A right-hand batter and occasional right-arm medium pace bowler, Merchant played first-class cricket for Bombay cricket team as well as 10 Test matches for India between 1929 and 1951.
- Behind his limited Test appearances, he dominated Indian domestic cricket – his batting average of 71.64 is the second highest first-class average in history, behind only that of Don Bradman.
- He is regarded as the founder of the Bombay School of Batsmanship, that placed more importance on right technique, steely temperament, and conservative approach rather than free flow of the bat, a tradition broken and remoulded only after the arrival of Sachin Tendulkar. His international career included two tours of England upon which he scored over 800 runs.
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- Fry exclaimed "Let us paint him white and take him with us to Australia as an opener." His brother, Uday, also played first-class cricket. Besides cricket, he was also associated with the Hindoostan Spinning & Weaving Mills (Thakersey Group).
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