| International Debut | | Test | 22/06/1946 against England at Lord's Cricket Ground, London |
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| ODI | N/A |
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| T20 | N/A |
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| Domestic/State Teams | - Western India
- Nawanagar
- Hindus
- Maharashtra
- Gujarat
- Bengal
- Saurashtra
- Bombay
- Rajasthan
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| Batting Style | Right-handed |
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| Bowling Style | Left-arm slow orthodox |
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| Nature On Field | Jolly |
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| Records | - Only cricketer under whom a test match was named
- First cricketer to score 100 runs and take five wickets in the same test match
- One of only three non-England 'away' players on both batting and bowling honours boards at Lord's
- Second Indian to score a hundred and a duck in the same test match
- Second highest opening partnership in test cricket with Pankaj Roy
- Second most wickets taken hit-wicket (3) after GD McKenzie
- Second most double hundreds in a test series
- First Indian to open batting and bowling in the same test match
- One of the three cricketers to bat at every position in a match
- Second fastest to reach 1,000 runs and 100 wickets
- First Indian to score 1,000 test runs and take 100 test wickets
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| Coach/Mentor | - Albert Wensley (Bowling coach)
- KS Duleepsinhji (Batting coach)
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