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Sudhir Naik      

Full name Sudhir Sakharam Naik

Born February 21, 1945, Bombay (now Mumbai), Maharashtra

Current age 64 years 263 days

Major teams India, Mumbai

Batting style Right-hand bat

Relation Cousin - AD Naik

Sudhir Sakharam Naik
Batting and fielding averages
Mat Inns NO Runs HS Ave BF SR 100 50 4s 6s Ct St
Tests 3 6 0 141 77 23.50 0 1 0 0 0
ODIs 2 2 0 38 20 19.00 68 55.88 0 0 3 0 0 0
First-class 85 139 15 4376 200* 35.29 7 27 42 0
List A 5 4 0 80 27 20.00 0 0 0 0
Bowling averages
Mat Inns Balls Runs Wkts BBI BBM Ave Econ SR 4w 5w 10
Tests 3 - - - - - - - - - - - -
ODIs 2 - - - - - - - - - - - -
First-class 85 101 52 3 1/0 17.33 3.08 33.6 0 0
List A 5 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Career statistics
Test debut England v India at Birmingham, Jul 4-8, 1974 scorecard
Last Test India v West Indies at Kolkata, Dec 27, 1974 - Jan 1, 1975 scorecard
Test statistics
ODI debut England v India at Leeds, Jul 13, 1974 scorecard
Last ODI England v India at The Oval, Jul 15-16, 1974 scorecard
ODI statistics
First-class span 1966/67 - 1977/78
List A span 1974 - 1974/75
Profile

A courageous right-hand opening batsman, Sudhir Naik went as one of the candidates for the opening batsman's slot on the 1974 tour of England. He did well in the first-class matches, scoring 730 runs (40.55) and forced his way into the team for the final Test at Edgbaston. Out for 4 in the first innings, Naik batted in gritty fashion in a losing cause in the second innings to top-score with 77. Back home he played in two more Tests against West Indies but after scores of 48, 6, 0, 6 was discarded for good.

For Bombay, however, Naik did very well and in the Ranji Trophy he scored 2687 runs (40.10) with a highest score of 200 not out against Baroda in 1973-74. But perhaps Naik's biggest distinction was that he led Bombay to an unexpected Ranji Trophy triumph in 1970-71. It was a badly depleted side with the stars being away with the Indian team in the West Indies. But Naik making adroit use of the limited resources proved himself to be an astute captain.
Partab Ramchand

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Country Fixtures Country Results
Group B: Bengal v Baroda at Kolkata - Nov 10-13
Baroda 307 Bengal 102/3
Group B: Delhi v Karnataka at Delhi - Nov 10-13
Delhi 154 & 93/2 Karnataka 260
Group A: Goa v Assam at Margao
Nov 10-13 (09:30 local, 04:00 GMT)
Group A: Gujarat v Tamil Nadu at Ahmedabad - Nov 10-13
Gujarat 343 Tamil Nadu 198/2
Group B: J + K v Haryana at Srinagar - Nov 10-13
Haryana 23/1
Group A: Jharkhand v Vidarbha at Ranchi - Nov 10-13
Jharkhand 246/6
Group B: M. Pradesh v Kerala at Indore - Nov 10-13
M. Pradesh 172/1
Group A: Mumbai v Orissa at Mumbai (BS)
Nov 10-13 (09:30 local, 04:00 GMT)
Group A: Punjab v Hyderabad at Mohali - Nov 10-13
Punjab 221 & 59/3 Hyderabad 193
Group A: Railways v H. Pradesh at Delhi - Nov 10-13
Railways 419 H. Pradesh 34/0
Group B: Saurashtra v U. Pradesh at Rajkot - Nov 10-13
U. Pradesh 395 Saurashtra 125/3
Group A: Tripura v Rajasthan at Agartala - Nov 10-13
Rajasthan 102 & 97/5 Tripura 179
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