Former Indian Test Opener Madhav Apte passed away at the age of 86
Rajan Nath
September 23rd 2019 01:05 PM --
Updated:
September 23rd 2019 01:06 PM
Former Indian Test Opener Madhav Apte passed away at Breach Candy hospital in Mumbai on Monday morning at the age of 86. Apte played seven Tests for India in the early 1950s, five out of which were in and against West Indies. He finished his Test career with 542 runs (at an average of 49.27) including two centuries (highest score of 163) against the bowling attack which had Frank King, Gerry Gomez, Frank Worrell, Alf Valentine and Sonny Ramadhin. Despite his exceptional performance in the series against West Indies, he was never picked to play for India again.