Madhavrao Laxmanrao Apte was an Indian cricketer who played in seven Test matches from 1952 to 1953.
15 Facts About Madhav Apte
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Madhav Apte was elected to the office of the president of the Cricket Club of India in 1989.
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Madhav Apte afterwards served as the president of the club's Legend's Club and was the chairman of his family's company, Apte Group.
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Madhav Apte attended the Children's Academy before it was taken over by the Government of India, after which he moved to the Scottish Presbyterian Wilson High School, where he was encouraged to play cricket.
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Madhav Apte finished his Bachelor of Arts degree at Mumbai University and finished his graduate degree in fine arts at Elphinstone College.
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Madhav Apte, although a right-hand batsman by trade, began his career in 1948 as a leg spin bowler under the coaching of Vinoo Mankad while he was a student at Elphinstone College.
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In 1953, Madhav Apte was selected for India's tour to West Indies, where at Port-of-Spain, he finished as the second highest scorer for India after Polly Umrigar.
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Madhav Apte played in only one first-class match in 1954, after which he was never selected on the national Indian team again.
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Madhav Apte maintained that his being dropped was "an unsolved mystery".
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Madhav Apte joined his family's business and officially retired from international cricket at the age of 34, although he continued to play first class cricket.
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Madhav Apte was the president of the club's Legends Club, and in 2014, urged the club to make the Anandji Dossa reference library available to the public.
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In December 1983, Madhav Apte was selected to become the Sheriff of Mumbai.
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In business, Madhav Apte served as the president of the Mumbai Chamber of Commerce.
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Madhav Apte served as the chairman of the Apte Group.
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Madhav Apte died at the Breach Candy Hospital on the morning of 23 September 2019 aged 86.