NEW DELHI – Former Indian cricket all-rounder Eknath Solkar (57), known best for his electric catches and extraordinary fielding, has died after a heart attack.
The left-handed Solkar played in the lower order for the national team between 1969 and 1977 in 27 tests, totalling 1 068 runs in 48 innings, averaging 25,42 runs. He hit one century and six half centuries.Solkar also got 18 wickets, bowling a mix of slow left arm medium pace and spin.However, Solkar’s most memorable achievement was the 53 blinding close-range catches he took off India’s lethal spin quartet of Bishen Singh Bedi, Erapalli Prasanna, Bhagwat Chandrasekhar and Srinivas Venkatraghavan – without helmets or modern-day protective gear.- Nampa-APHe hit one century and six half centuries.Solkar also got 18 wickets, bowling a mix of slow left arm medium pace and spin.However, Solkar’s most memorable achievement was the 53 blinding close-range catches he took off India’s lethal spin quartet of Bishen Singh Bedi, Erapalli Prasanna, Bhagwat Chandrasekhar and Srinivas Venkatraghavan – without helmets or modern-day protective gear.- Nampa-AP
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