Full name Kiran Shankar More
Born September 4, 1962, Baroda, Gujarat
Current age 57 years 96 days
Major teams India, Baroda
Batting style Right-hand bat
Bowling style Legbreak
Fielding position Wicketkeeper
Mat | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | BF | SR | 100 | 50 | 6s | Ct | St | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Tests | 49 | 64 | 14 | 1285 | 73 | 25.70 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 110 | 20 | ||
ODIs | 94 | 65 | 22 | 563 | 42* | 13.09 | 808 | 69.67 | 0 | 0 | 63 | 27 | |
First-class | 151 | 204 | 36 | 5223 | 181* | 31.08 | 7 | 29 | 303 | 63 | |||
List A | 145 | 100 | 28 | 1151 | 82 | 15.98 | 0 | 2 | 97 | 41 |
Mat | Inns | Balls | Runs | Wkts | BBI | BBM | Ave | Econ | SR | 4w | 5w | 10 | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Tests | 49 | 1 | 12 | 12 | 0 | - | - | - | 6.00 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 |
ODIs | 94 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
First-class | 151 | 245 | 180 | 1 | 1/18 | 180.00 | 4.40 | 245.0 | 0 | 0 | |||
List A | 145 | 24 | 20 | 1 | 1/14 | 1/14 | 20.00 | 5.00 | 24.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Test debut | England v India at Lord's, Jun 5-10, 1986 scorecard |
Last Test | Sri Lanka v India at Colombo (PSS), Aug 4-9, 1993 scorecard |
Test statistics | |
ODI debut | India v England at Pune, Dec 5, 1984 scorecard |
Last ODI | India v England at Gwalior, Mar 5, 1993 scorecard |
ODI statistics | |
First-class span | 1980/81 - 1997/98 |
List A span | 1982/83 - 1997/98 |
Kiran More was one of those gutsy little keepers who always relished a challenge, even thrived under it. It falls to a keeper's unhappy lot that he is only noticed when he fluffs a chance and More had the misfortune of putting down Graham Gooch, then on 36, on his way to a mammoth 333 at Lord's in 1990. More will be better remembered though for his fiercely competitive streak that garnered 130 dismissals and 1285 runs in 49 Tests. More than the statistics, it was his approach that set him apart. Indeed his chirpy appealing tended to get under the skin of his opponents leading Javed Miandad to do a puckish jumping jack imitation of More at the 1992 World Cup.