Veenu Mankad: In the decades -old history of Indian cricket, some players have emerged who have performed brilliantly with both bat and ball. Kapil Dev is considered the greatest Indian all -rounder, under which Team India won the 1983 Cricket World Cup. The list also includes the name of Veenu Mankad, who was a left -arm spin bowler and right -handed batsman. Today is the 108th birth anniversary of Vinu Mankad.
Banging demonstration on Test debut, British broke back
Born in Jamnagar, Gujarat, Vinu Mankad’s real name was Mulwantrai Mankad, but from school days he was known by the surname ‘Vinu’. Veenu’s first-class career began in 1935, but she got her real fame with a great performance against Lord Tennison’s English team in 1937-38. The British team then played an unofficial Test series of five matches against the Indian team at their home ground, with Veenu’s batting average 62.66 and the bowling average was 14.53.
After this, Veenu made his Test debut at Lord’s against England in 1946. In his first Test match, Veenu not only scored a half -century but also took two wickets. However, India lost the match by 10 wickets. Team India, which started their journey in Test cricket in 1932, won the first win in 1952. The hero of this historic victory was Veenu Mankad. He broke the English team’s back with a total of 12 (8+4) wickets. In this match played at Chepak (MA Chidambaram Stadium), India defeated England by an innings and 8 runs.
Vinu Mankad played innings of 72 and 184 runs at Lord’s, starting the innings on England tour in 1952. Along with this, he also took five wickets with a brilliant performance with the ball. However, the Indian team lost by 8 wickets in this match. But Vinu won the hearts of fans with his game.
Vinu Mankad set a special record in 1956 with Pankaj Roy. Then the pair of Veenu and Pankaj against New Zealand in Chepock shared a 413 -run opening, which people have not forgotten even today. During this, Veenu scored 231 runs and Pankaj scored 173 runs. This world record of Pankaj and Veenu broke in 2008 after 52 years. Then South African batsmen Neil McKenzie and Graeme Smith shared a 415 -run partnership against Bangladesh.
Batting from 1 to 11th place
Veenu Mankad has a unique record in Test cricket. Veenu batted in Test cricket from number 1 to 11. Apart from Veenu, only Wilfred Rhodes of England and Edward Gregory of Australia were able to achieve this feat. Two other Indian batsmen, Farooq Engineer and Ravi Shastri, have batted at number 1-10 in Test cricket, but none of them have ever batted at number 11.
Veenu Mankad played a total of 44 Test matches in his nearly 13 years (1946–59) international career. During this, he has scored 2,109 runs at an average of 31.47. Veenu has scored 5 centuries and 6 half -centuries in Test cricket. Along with this, he has taken 162 wickets with an extraordinary performance with the ball. Vinu died on 21 August 1978 in Mumbai at the age of 61. Vinu’s elder son Ashok Mankad played 22 Tests and 1 ODI match for India. Veenu’s two other sons Atul Mankad and Rahul Mankad have also been the first class cricketers.
In discussion about marketing
Veenu Mankad was also dragged into controversies and the word ‘Mankading’ started in cricket in his name. In 1947, Veenu runs out Australian batsman Bill Brown. Venu was bowling at that time. As Brown left the crease, Veenu runs out. However, Vinu also warned him before dismissing Brown. Vinu had dismissed Brown twice during that tour. According to the rules of cricket, this run out is valid. However, this type of run out was known as ‘Mankading’.
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