India’s oldest test cricketer C.D. Gopinath died at the age of 96, the last surviving member of the historic victory of 1952.
Another golden chapter has come to an end in India’s cricket history. The country’s oldest Test cricketer C.D. Gopinath died at the age of 96. With his departure, Indian cricket has lost the last witness of that era, who witnessed and contributed to Team India’s first historic Test victory.
Gopinath (CD Gopinath) was not just a player, but was the identity of that era of Indian cricket when the team was yearning for victory. The first Test win at Chennai in 1952 was a milestone in the history of Indian cricket, and being a part of that team is what makes him special.
CD Gopinath was the last witness to the historic victory of 1952.
India played its first Test match in England in 1932, but the team had to wait for 20 years for its first win. Finally, in 1952, India created history by defeating England by an innings and 8 runs at Chennai ground.
In this match C.D. Gopinath (CD Gopinath) had scored 35 runs while batting at number eight in the first innings. India did not need to bat in the second innings. With this historic victory, Gopinath became an important part of Indian cricket history.
Was the second oldest cricketer in the world
CD. Gopinath (CD Gopinath) was second in the list of the oldest cricketers in the world. Only Australia’s Neil Harvey (97) was ahead of him. Now after his demise, 95-year-old Chandrakant Patankar of India has become the oldest cricketer of the country, who played a Test match against New Zealand in 1955.
Had a wonderful international and domestic career
Gopinath (CD Gopinath) played a total of 8 test matches for India and scored 242 runs. Although he could not score a Test century in his career, his usefulness was always important for the team. In first class cricket, he scored 4259 runs in 83 matches, which included 9 centuries. Apart from this, he also contributed in bowling and took 14 wickets, while he has 1 wicket in his name in Test cricket.
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