12 Facts About Deepak Shodhan

Roshan Harshadlal "Deepak" Shodhan was an Indian Test cricketer.

Deepak Shodhan was the second Indian batsman, after Lala Amarnath, to score a hundred on Test debut.

Deepak Shodhan was selected against Pakistan on the weight of the 89* that he scored for West Zone against the Pakistanis earlier in the tour.

At Calcutta in a curious Indian innings where every batsman reached double figures, Deepak Shodhan scored 110 batting at No 8.

Deepak Shodhan added 40 runs for the last wicket with Ghulam Ahmed.

Deepak Shodhan scored 45 and 11 in the first Test at Port of Spain against West Indies that followed.

Deepak Shodhan missed the next three Tests, and when picked for the last match of the series he fell ill.

Deepak Shodhan scored an important 15* in the second innings batting at No 10.

Deepak Shodhan had made himself unavailable for the tour of Pakistan and it might have been because Vinoo was the captain.

Deepak Shodhan represented Gujarat for most of his Ranji career before switching to Baroda.

Deepak Shodhan died at the age of 87 on 16 May 2016 at his Ahmedabad home after suffering from lung cancer, which was detected in February 2016.

Deepak Shodhan was India's oldest former Test cricketer at time of his death.