Gulabrai Ramchand began his cricket career playing for Sind, and, after the Partition of India, settled in Bombay.
14 Facts About Gulabrai Ramchand
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Gulabrai Ramchand was part of the Bombay team in five more Ranji wins, scoring a hundred in all five finals.
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Gulabrai Ramchand was picked in the Indian squad for the England tour in 1952 with his selection being called a "surprise".
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Gulabrai Ramchand was dismissed for a pair of ducks in his debut Test at Headingley.
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Gulabrai Ramchand played all four Tests on the tour, and managed only 68 runs and 4 wickets in the series.
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Gulabrai Ramchand made 249 runs at an average of 24.90 in the five-match series and took 8 wickets.
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When India toured Pakistan for five Tests in early 1955, Gulabrai Ramchand averaged 26.90 with the bat and took 10 wickets.
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Gulabrai Ramchand scored his maiden Test hundred against New Zealand at Calcutta in December 1955.
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In December 1959, Gulabrai Ramchand was named captain for the five-match series against Australia.
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Gulabrai Ramchand was an aggressive middle-order batsman who often opened the bowling.
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Gulabrai Ramchand worked as the manager of the Indian team at the 1975 Cricket World Cup.
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Gulabrai Ramchand worked 26 years for Air India, having served as station manager in Bangkok and Hong Kong.
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Gulabrai Ramchand suffered three heart attacks in the two months preceding his death.
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Gulabrai Ramchand was admitted to the Hinduja Hospital in Mumbai on 1 September 2003, and, days before his death, asked the Board of Control for Cricket in India for financial help for his treatment.