Full Name

Motganhalli Laxminarsu Jaisimha

Born

March 03, 1939, Secunderabad, Andhra Pradesh

Died

July 06, 1999, Sanikpuri, Secunderabad, Andhra Pradesh, (aged 60y 125d)

Batting Style

Right hand Bat

Bowling Style

Right arm Offbreak

Playing Role

Opening Batter

Other

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A stylist in the purest sense, Motganhalli Laxmanarsu Jaisimha brought a certain panache to everything he did. He opened the innings with the flair and poise we have now come to expect from Hyderabadi batsmen. No-one drove off the front foot - or knotted a tie - like ML Jai, it was said. Polite to a fault, warm and generous, he was a source of great inspiration to many Hyderabad cricketers, including Mohammad Azharuddin, who copied many things from Jai, not least the collar-up style that a younger generation wrongly believes is Azhar's trademark. Jaisimha's death in 1999, aged only 60, was widely mourned across the country.

Jaisimha made over 2000 runs in Test cricket, including three centuries. He made his Test debut against England in 1959 at the age of 20, having made his first-class debut almost five years before, and against England in 1963-64 he made his highest Test score, an unforgettable 129 in the second innings at Calcutta. And what of that apocryphal Brisbane Test against Bill Lawry's Australians in 1968? Jaisimha, called up as a replacement for the third Test, virtually walked off the plane and into the Gabba, and smashed 74 and 101. Jaisimha was also used as a part-time offbreak bowler. While he never captained India, he was a close aide of Ajit Wadekar, coming up with crucial advice at key moments. After his playing days were finished Jaisimha served Indian cricket as the manager of the national team, keeping up his close ties with the game.
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Motganhalli Jaisimha Career Stats

Batting & Fielding

FormatMatInnsNORunsHSAve100s50s6sCtSt
Tests39714205612930.6831212170
FC245388271351625937.443365-1570
List A44212575*62.5001-00

Bowling

FormatMatInnsBallsRunsWktsBBIBBMAveEconSR4w5w10w
Tests3951209782992/542/5492.112.37233.0000
FC245-27771128734317/45-29.862.7864.4-183
List A4-1068353/453/4516.604.6921.2000
Motganhalli Laxminarsu Jaisimha

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Debut/Last Matches of Motganhalli Jaisimha

FC Matches

Span
1954/55 - 1976/77

List A Matches

Span
1973/74 - 1974/75

Recent Matches of Motganhalli Jaisimha

MatchBatBowlDateGroundFormat
South Zone vs Central Zone16--24-Nov-1973ChennaiFC
South Zone vs East Zone7 & 40/2817-Nov-1973ChennaiFC
South Zone vs Central Zone56 & 12/31 & 0/725-Feb-1972Hyderabad (Deccan)FC
India vs West Indies0 & 230/013-Apr-1971Port of SpainTest # 686
India vs West Indies0 & 170/3201-Apr-1971BridgetownTest # 685

Photos of Motganhalli Jaisimha

Motganhalli Jaisimha
The Andhra Bank squad with ML Jaisimha (second row, fourth from left) and PR Man Singh (fifth from left)