Polly Umrigar, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Polly Umrigar

Indian cricketer

Date of Birth: 28-Mar-1926

Place of Birth: Solapur, Maharashtra, India

Date of Death: 07-Nov-2006

Profession: cricketer

Nationality: India

Zodiac Sign: Aries

Pahlan Ratanji "Polly" Umrigar pronunciation (28 March 1926 – 7 November 2006) was an Indian cricketer.
He played first-class cricket for Bombay and Gujarat, and Test cricket in the Indian cricket team, mainly as a middle-order batsman but also bowling occasional medium pace and off spin.
He captained the Indian team in eight Test matches from 1955 to 1958.
When he retired in 1962, he had played in more Tests (59), scored more Test runs (3,631), and recorded more Test centuries (12), than any other Indian player.
He scored the first double century by an Indian in Test cricket against New Zealand in Hyderabad.