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| June 27, 2005 | Monday | Jumadi-ul-Awwal 19, 1426 |
Ace fielder Solkar dies
NEW DELHI, June 26: Former India cricketer Eknath Solkar, who was known for his outstanding close-in fielding, died in Mumbai after a cardiac arrest on Sunday, his family announced.
Solkar, 57, who played 27 Tests in the late 1960s and early 70s as a left-handed all-rounder, helped the famed spin quartet of the era rout opposing teams with his valuable support in the field.
Bishen Singh Bedi, Erapalli Prasanna, Bhagwat Chandrashekhar and Srinivas Venkataraghavan almost always had Solkar fielding close to the bat, most often at short-leg or forward short-leg.—AFP
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