10 Facts About Rohan Kanhai

Rohan Bholalall Kanhai was born on 26 December 1935 and is a Guyanese former cricketer of Indo-Guyanese origin, who represented the West Indies in 79 Test matches.

Rohan Kanhai is widely considered to be one of the best batsmen of the 1960s.

Rohan Kanhai was part of the West Indian team that won the inaugural, 1975 Cricket World Cup.

Rohan Kanhai made his Test debut during the West Indies' 1957 tour of England and kept wickets for his first three Tests, in addition to opening the batting.

When Rohan Kanhai retired, his batting average was the fifth-highest of all West Indian cricketers with more than 20 Tests.

Rohan Kanhai was famous for his unorthodox shots, most notably the "falling hook" shot, in which he finished his follow-through lying on his back, famously during the West Indies' 1963 tour of England when his innings of 77 at The Oval won the match for the West Indies.

In charge of coaching the under-19s before being assigned to the Test team, Rohan Kanhai's selection was announced at the WICBoC annual general meeting in May 1992 to start work in the autumn of 1992 "for an as yet unspecified period".

Rohan Kanhai resigned in 1995 in favour of Andy Roberts.

Rohan Kanhai scored 11,615 first-class runs for Warwickshire at an average of 51.62, which is the highest for any batsman who played for the county for a considerable time.

In 2009, Rohan Kanhai was inducted into the ICC Cricket Hall of Fame.