Manohar Shankar Hardikar (born February 8, 1936 in Baroda

Vadodara

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 - died on February 4, 1995 in Bombay

Mumbai

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 ) was an Indian

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 Test

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 cricketer

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.

Hardikar represented India in two Tests against West Indies

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 in 1958/9. He was dismissed by Roy Gilchrist

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 off the very first ball that he faced in Test cricket. He then took a wicket with his third ball in Test cricket by dismissing Rohan Kanhai

Rohan Kanhai

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. In the second innings, he scored 32* and added 85* with G.S. Ramchand

Gulabrai Ramchand

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 which saved India from a possible defeat. In the next Test, Hardikar was nearly killed when a beamer

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 grazed his head and went for four. He played no more international matches but was involuntarily involved in the controversy that led to the resignation of Polly Umrigar

Polly Umrigar

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 later in the series.

He played for Bombay

Mumbai cricket team

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 from 1955/56 to 1967/68. In the Ranji

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 final in his first year, he took a career best 8 for 39 against Bengal

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. He captained Bombay in twelve matches, winning five and drawing the rest. Bombay won the title in 1965/66 and 1967/68 under his captaincy.

Hardikar died of cancer in 1995.