Not Sachin, this player is ‘Don Bradman’ of India, Gavaskar-Kapil Dev also considers this thing himself

There has been more than one cricketer in the cricket world. Where the players have made everyone crazy on the strength of their game. The same players have also come in the same Indian cricket history. Who has made Tendulkar and Gavaskar their hero. But in the meantime there has been a player who considers Kapil Dev to Gavaskar his ideal. Not only this, this player was also called Bradman of the great cricketer India. Who is the player who has made big veterans his admirers.

Azad India’s first Indian player

Actually, the player we are talking about is none other than Vijay Merchant, the first Indian cricketer of independent India in the history of Indian cricket. Between 1933 and 1951, the player, who retired from only 10 Test matches, then retired from a shoulder injury, caught the attention of not only India but the cricket lovers from all over the world.

From Kapil Dev to Gavaskar also consider his ideal

The manner in which Vijay Merchant presented his game in the history of Indian cricket. Seeing him, the biggest players of Team India became his admirer. Vijay Merchant’s ability can only be gauged that he not only scored runs with an average of 71.64 while playing 150 first class matches. This average has been the best average in first class cricket after Don Bradman.

Name earned in 10 Test matches

If we talk about the Test career of Vijay Merchant, who batted with the right hand, then in 18 years this player has played only 10 Tests. However, the biggest reason behind this was World War II. The special thing is that all these Test matches were played against England. In these 10 Tests, the player scored 859 runs in 18 innings with an average of 47.72. Which includes three centuries and three half -centuries, while his best score in Test cricket has been 154 runs.