Patankar: India's oldest cricketer
Mumbai, April 11 -- During his playing days, cricketer Chandrakant Patankar largely lived in the shadow of more accomplished players. Because his career coincided with that of the late Naren Tamhane, it was tough for the wicketkeeper to break into the India and Mumbai set-ups.
When he finally got a chance in India's Test side, Patankar proved his worth. In the solitary Test he played, in December 1955 against New Zealand at Eden Gardens, he walked in after seven wickets had tumbled for just 88 runs on the opening morning. Scoring 13 runs, he helped JM Ghorpade add 37 runs for the eighth wicket. Patankar backed it up with three catches and effected a stumping.
After the death of CD Gopinath on Thursday, Patankar is now India's oldest living ...
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