Rustomji Sheriyar Modi was an Indian cricketer who played for the India national cricket team from 1946 to 1952.
16 Facts About Rusi Modi
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Rusi Modi made his debut in a three-day match, which is best recognised for Sir Alec Bedser's eleven-wicket haul on debut.
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Rusi Modi was evidently an accumulator of runs, this fact being evident from his test average of 46 and a first-class average of 53, which weighed a lot on paper when seen alongside his 20 centuries in the latter respect.
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Rusi Modi bowled some medium-pace and even grabbed a five-wicket haul, his only one in all formats of cricket he played in.
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Rusi Modi started his first class career with a century on debut at the age of 17 in a Bombay Pentangular match.
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Rusi Modi made 1375 runs in all first class matches.
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Rusi Modi represented Bombay in the Ranji Trophy, where he enjoyed success, scoring 2196 runs at an average of 81.69.
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Rusi Modi immediately flashed at leg spinner Doug Wright, but was dropped by Wally Hammond.
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Rusi Modi enjoyed moderate success in the three-match series, scoring 137 runs from 5 innings at an average of 34.25, but was the fifth-highest run-scorer in the series, behind Vijay Merchant, Joe Hardstaff Jr, Denis Compton, and Cyril Washbrook.
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Rusi Modi was consistent throughout the whole series, scoring excess of 90 thrice in a match.
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Rusi Modi was involved in four century stands with Hazare in the whole series.
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Rusi Modi was good at table tennis and represented Maharashtra in inter-state matches.
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Rusi Modi took part in intercollegiate tennis and badminton tournaments.
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Rusi Modi wrote several books starting with Cricket Forever in 1964.
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Rusi Modi served as the ADC to the Bombay Governor Raja Maharaja Singh and later became a highly placed executive in the Associated Cement Company.
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Rusi Modi died of a cardiac arrest while in the Cricket Club of India pavilion at the Brabourne Stadium.